Olu Falae unfit to lead Afenifere, his economic ideas contradicts Afenifere welfare ideology, not part of the pyramid leadership left behind by Pa Ayo Adebanjo. - David Adenekan

Chief Olu Falae unfit to lead Afenifere, not part of the pyramid leadership structure intactly left behind by Pa Ayo Adebanjo. - David Adenekan By: Daisi Ogunniyi. The struggle for the leadership of the Yoruba socio-political group has further degenerated with the declaration of Chief Olu Falae, as the factional leader of Pa Reuben Fasoranti group loyal to President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It could be recalled that due to Pa Fasoranti failing health he had nominated Late Chief Ayo Adebanjo to take over the mantle of Afenifere leadership in a letter addressed to both the Caucus and Congress of the group in April 2021, with Oba Oladipupo Olaitan chosen to deputised Pa Adebanjo. However, in a twist of events after the Pa Ayo Adebanjo led Afenifere declared support for the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, a conventional Afenifere principled position for justice, equity and fairness that it was the turn of the Southeastern part of the country to rule Nigeria, Pa Reuben Fasoranti suddenly comes back from his self imposed retirement to drag leadership with Adebanjo after he had a closed door meeting with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu the then Presidential candidate of the APC. Political pundits believe Pa Fasoranti renewed claim to leadership of Afenifere was a compromise to contradict and weaken Afenifere's support for Peter Obi and at the same time projects Tinubu as the anointed candidate of the Yoruba socio-political mouthpiece. An unpopular stand that does not resonates with majority of Afenifere members. The struggle for the control of Afenifere continued till the recent passage to glory of Pa Adebanjo. The mainstream Afenifere declared Oba Olaitan as Acting leader at Adebanjo's country home in Isanya Ogbo, Ijebu Ode in March, with a resolution for him to assume full leadership after the burial of Pa Adebanjo which was effected a few days ago. The Fasoranti splinter group loyal to President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has also declared a former Minster of Finance, Chief Olu Falae as Chairman. The Afenifere Diaspora has kicked against the emergence of Falae. In a statement "A Void Succession In A Leadership Vacuum" , A Rejoinder To Olu Falae Emerges New Afenifere Chairman issued by David Adenekan. "It is a void succession in a leadership vacuum indeed! Time will tell, he stated "How would someone who was not part of the pyramid leadership structure that was intactly left behind by Chief Ayo Samuel Adebanjo of blessed memory just come from the blue to assume the leadership of Afenifere, at whose people's instance? What, who, when, how and where was the assembly of delegates that declares him as the new leader of Afenifere? Where is the real structure, apart from political jobbers who are parading themselves as Afenifere". "Suffice it to say, leadership is not declared in a vacuum. A void succession indeed!" This is inapt and gibberish. "This unrepentant Tinubu's acolytes are bent to achieve the uncharitable agenda of their so called pay master, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, PBAT" Adenekan added. " It is not going to work. Why? Afenifere is not about dialectic materialism. A man who's mindset of capitalism, the so called structural adjustment program (SAP) as a minister of finance under the military junta, which was antithetical to the welfare ideology of Afenifere is not just fit to lead the group". "Afenifere is a group that is grounded in a philosophy ideology, couples with strong conviction called welfarism". This is another shenanigans such that has already hit the rock before it arrival. An "unfit leadership cap."