Christ says ‘forgive and forget’ but this Afenifere leader just can’t forgive Buhari

by Kolapo Olapoju

A leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group- Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has vowed that he would never forgive the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

Adebanjo says that despite being a Christian, he would not forgive Buharu because of his atrocities against Yoruba leaders while he was head of state between December 1983 and August 1985.

While speaking at a post-National Conference in Lagos titled, ‘Into tomorrow and beyond’ on Thursday, March 19, the 87-year-old said Buhari locked up all the Yoruba governors after overthrowing the Shehu Shagari government.

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.”

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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