Bode George & Tinubu: Reconciliatory Effort Part Of Yoruba Unification –  Afenifere

By Ayodele Oni

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, says it welcomes recent move by some Yoruba elders to reconcile Chief Bode George and the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Some Yoruba elders, including Retired Justice Isola Olorunmibe, and the Leader of the Governance Advisory Council in Lagos State, Tajudeen Olusi, among others, recently paid a visit to Chief George.

The PDP chieftain clarified that the delegation came to apologize to him over past issues and sought his support for the President-elect.

The Organizing Secretary of  Afenifere, Kole Omololu said in Akure that Afenifere was delighted about the visit.

Omololu explained that the visit to Bode George was commendable and reasonable as it showed the promotion of unity among Yoruba sons and daughters.

According to him, a united Yoruba land, irrespective of political persuasions  will have a tremedious effect  “in achieving the desire goal of a true federalism,  devolution of power, state police and fiscal federalism.”

“We in Afenifere are very delighted about the visit of the elders in the land to one of the elders in the Yoruba land, Chief George,  the Atona of the source – Ile Ife.

“The elders see it as an aberration for two prominent Yoruba sons to be having misunderstanding and the elders in the land to be folding arms and be watching and doing nothing.

“So we want to commend the efforts of these Yoruba leaders and elders who deem it fit to pay Chief George a visit on this matter and we certainly hope that the laudable visit would be fruitful and beneficial to the entire Yoruba land.”