Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, says he can
never forgive the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress,
Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), because of the sins he committed against
Yoruba leaders while he was head of state between December 1983 and August
1985.
The 87-year-old, who was a close associate of the
late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, said Buhari locked up all the Yoruba
governors after overthrowing the Shehu Shagari government.
Adebanjo said this at a post-National Conference
in Lagos titled, ‘Into tomorrow and beyond’ on Thursday.
He said, “Back then, Awolowo warned Shagari that
his government would soon hit the rock if he did not put things in order.
Shortly after, in December 1983, Buhari overthrew the government but the man
that was speaking against Shagari (Awolowo), was harrassed by Buhari.
“Buhari picked up all the Yoruba governors:
Adekunle Ajasin (Ondo State); Olabisi Onabanjo (Ogun) and others, who were true
progressives and locked them up.
“Somebody said I am a Christian and I should
forgive Buhari but I said I cannot forgive such. Ajasin’s children say they
have forgiven Buhari but I am not in their party, I can’t forgive him.”
Adebanjo said the North was against the
implementation of the resolutions of the confab because the region was enjoying
the system which is unfavourable to southern Nigeria.
He, therefore, urged Yoruba to vote for President
Goodluck Jonathan next week as he had promised to implement the report of the
confab.
He also dismissed claims that he and other
Afenifere leaders had been bribed by Jonathan.
He said, “I am saying vote Jonathan not because
he is Ijaw or from the South-South. No northerner will convoke a national
conference because everything we are talking of that has been unfavourable to
the South; they (North) are the beneficiaries.”
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