By our Reporter
Afenifere yesterday dismissed the purported appointment of Oba Oladipupo Akinola as its leader.
The Yoruba socio-cultural group faulted the statement credited to Mr. Sola Ebiseni saying it is uncalled for.
It maintained that Pa Rueben Fasoranti, 98, remains its leader.
Jare Ajayi, Publicity secretary of Afenifere said yesterday that there is no leadership vacuum in the organization.
He urged members to be loyal to the Yoruba tradition.
Ajayi noted the error of appointing an acting leader, Olaitan, in succession to the deceased acting leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, by a few members without Fasoranti’s consent.
He said: “It is a known fact that the National Leader of Afenifere, Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, is still very much around. He is not only hale and hearty, he is also adroitly providing the requisite leadership, to the glory of God.
“In a situation where there is no vacuum, how do you talk of filling a vacancy that does not exist?”
Alluding to the Yoruba saying: ‘Bi oba kan ko ku, omiran kii je’ (A king is not appointed when the incumbent is still very much on the stool), Ajayi added: “Pa Fasoranti who is the Leader of Afenifere and Asiwaju of the Yorubas is actively performing as such.”
