OPC and Afenifere Have Become A Disgrace To Yorubas

The highly respected Yoruba-farmers’ group, the Agbekoya, has declared that the role(s) played by the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere and the the Odua Peoples Congress, OPC, in the just-concluded general elections has made them lose credibility in Yorubaland.

The Secretary of the Agbekoya, Dr. Ade Ogunlana in a statement he jointly signed with the Ambassador of the society, Chief Ajibola Salau said the role played by the two Yoruba groups during the polls left much to be desired.

Afenifere and OPC had thrown their weight behind Goodluck Jonathan and PDP during the elections.

The Agbekoya alleged that since the demise of the former Afenifere leader, Chief Abraham Adesanya, the Afenifere had become factionalized and used by unscrupulous persons to “sell out” Yorubas.

The Agbekoya also accused the OPC of falsely claiming to be fighting the cause of the Yoruba while in actual fact, it was only interested in pursuing its own agenda. The Agbekoya therefore stated that the Afenifere and the OPC had become a “disgrace” to the Yoruba race. 

The group added that their allleged involvement in partisan politics had cast doubts on their integrity as the organizations that should be fighting the cause of the Yoruba race.

The Agbekoya thus remained the only group still demonstrating genuine concern for the entire Yorubas.