National Telescope national telescope newspaper
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has scrapped the office of the acting leader of the group being occupied by Chief Ayo Adebanjo and the deputy.
This is as the apex Yoruba body established another group with the name Afenifere Elders Caucus.
Adebanjo, however remains a member of the group.
This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the monthly meeting of the group held at the residence of the National Leader of the association, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on Wednesday.
According to the group, “The responsibilities and authority of advising the leader of Afenifere and Asiwaju Yoruba are now vested in the Afenifere Elders Caucus, which is hereby constituted.”
It read in part, “In the light of recent events and the pressing need to reposition and rejuvenate Afenifere, it has been decided that the positions of acting leader and deputy leader have now been abrogated.”
Chief Adebanjo was appointed as the acting leader of the group in 2022 and had since piloted the affairs of the association before the scrapping of the position by the group.
