The Pan-Yoruba Socio-Political Organisation, Afenifere, on Tuesday
warned against any situation that could foist anarchy on Oyo State in
respect of the ruling of the Court of Appeal on the Governorship
election in Oyo State.
Afenifere, in a communique made public after its meeting in Akure,
Ondo state, condemned what it called “jurisprudential anarchy” daily
unfolding in the country.
The communique, signed by Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary,
Yinka Odumakin indicated that Afenifere at its meeting reviewed the
ruling of the Court of Appeal on the Governorship election in Oyo
state and resolved to warn against anarchy in a state that has history
behind it.
The communique read: “Meeting reviewed the recent ruling of the Appeal
Court on Oyo Gubernatorial Polls and was at a loss as to the
jurisprudential
anarchy daily unfolding in our judicial system.
“That one decision of court confused even the media for the next 48
hours is a challenge to our judiciary to always try and make itself
clear to the ordinary people.
“It is our hope that the Supreme Court to which the parties have now
headed will resolve the matter in the interest of justice and the
integrity of the justice system.
“We do not want any upheaval in the city that has history behind it.”
The Afenifere also saluted the oldest privately-owned newspaper in
Nigeria, Tribune newspapers for clocking 70 years on the newsstands.
Afenifere said: “That the newspaper has survived 70 years in a country
whose graveyard has a section for failed publications is a testimony
to its foundation of truth and integrity.
“We pray for continued survival of the paper without departure from
the dreams of its founder.”
Afenifere also condemned what it called the third term agenda brewing
in Abuja, the nation’s capital, adding that the idea should be
perished immediately.
It said: “Meeting took serious note of the rumoured plans to subvert
the Constitution of Nigeria to allow President Buhari to have a third
term in office which started with a an APC Senatorial Candidate in
Bauchi last year during ac bye-electiion declaring that he was coming
to the Senate to work for a third term term for Buhari.
This was followed by the President who has a maximum of possible 8
years in office telling the country he was going to lift 100million
Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years.
To douse the tension the rumoured plot is generating the President
made a denial a few days ago which we took with a pinch of salt
because it is not the first time politicians would pursue what they
are denying in Nigeria swearing with Allah/God.
