Afenifere group rejects Jonathan’s endorsement

A pan-Yoruba association, Afenifere Renewal
Group, has disassociated itself from the
endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan by
another pan-Yoruba socio-political group,
Afenifere.
The ARG, which broke out of the original Afenifere
in 2008, said Jonathan did not deserve the support
of the people of the South-West as he had
marginalised the Yorubas.
In a statement by its publicity secretary, Kunle
Famoriyo, the group described the use of its
insignia to promote the endorsement as fraudulent
and an attempt to deceive the Yoruba people.
The group, therefore, maintained that the older
Afenifere was not speaking for the Yoruba but for
itself.
The statement read, “It has come to our notice that
some broadcast stations are using the ARG’s name
and logo to promote the said endorsement. This is
fraudulent and we wish to advise media houses to
be wary of such fraudulent promoters, especially
now that public interest must be defended by the
media.
“The ARG is not party to the endorsement and
does not, in fact, think that the performance of
President Goodluck Jonathan since May 2010 is
worth the endorsement of any patriotic citizen. We
believe there is a difference between
‘transformation,’ which President Jonathan
promised Nigerians in 2011 and mere ‘reform’ of
the same governance culture that Nigerians have
rejected.
“The ARG does not dictate to the generality of the
Yoruba people, rather it gives voice to their
feelings and aspirations.”