How Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti withdrew his resignation letter

Fasoranti resigns as Afenifere leader | YNaija.com

Leader of Afenifere, Yoruba socio-political group, Reuben Fasoranti, has withdrawn his letter of resignation and reversed his decision to step down.

During an emergency meeting of Afenifere on Wednesday, leaders of the group rejected Fasoranti’s resignation and succeeded in convincing him to withdraw his letter.

After the meeting which was convened by Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, in Akure, a communique was released by spokesperson, Yinka Odumakin, disseminating the decisions arrived at.

The communique reads in part:

“Meeting therefore, unanimously, without any dissension, resolve to reject his offer to step aside as leader and pleaded with him to tarry on and carry on with his great responsibility as leader of Afenifere and to ensure that the orderly succession in Afenifere is not disrupted under him.

“We are glad to inform you that after listening to the whole meeting, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, our leader, graciously accepted to withdraw his letter of offer of resignation, and to continue his leadership of the group and to see us through the moment ahead in terms of all the plans or reorganization, mobilization, and re-launch of Afenifere in Nigeria, within the Yoruba land and in the Diaspora.”

“Meeting observed that Pa Fasoranti took over the leadership of the group in 2004 at a very challenging period of the group and the country and had remained focused in spite of his age. He is a man of candour, of character, he is somebody who has maintained the balance with great wisdom and appreciate him for that.”

“Meeting thanked all Yoruba people and leaders who had expressed concerns in the last 72 hours. We want to assure them that there is no crisis in Afenifere, and that the house of Oduduwa is well and we are forging ahead.

“Finally, we resolve to enjoin all our members and supporters to remain fully committed to our core values of enthroning a just and democratic order based on true federalism within the federal republic of Nigeria and autonomy for the Yoruba region, so that life can be more abundant for the Yoruba people.

“We remain committed to these ideals and we are remain committed to it, which is the ideals of our founding fathers, even as we have pledged our full loyalty to our leader to leads us to achieve these set objectives.”

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