June 12 declaration: We’re not stupid in South West – Adebanjo
NEWS DIGEST – Chief Ayo Adebanjo, elder statesman and Afenifere chieftain, said the declaration of June 12 as Democracy day does not guarantee President Muhammadu Buhari votes from the South West Nigeria.
He also stated that they were also not excited about the conferment of the award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR, on late businessman, MKO Abiola.
He said this in an Interview with The Punch.
In his words: “Do you think Yoruba people are that stupid? We are not that stupid. Quote me, if Buhari thinks he can bamboozle the Yoruba people with that, he has failed. Go and ask Tinubu,” the Afenifere leader said.
“Tinubu himself knows that he has burnt his boat if he continues to support Buhari on the question of restructuring. For anybody to think that he is going to do anything for us in Yorubaland now, he should restructure the country.
“And not that we will continue with a constitution imposed on us and you begin to harass us, keep all the security people in your hand, and use this (June 12 declaration) to bamboozle us and yet, you say you are a democrat.
“He came into government three years ago, so why is he doing it now that he wants to contest for second term? And he had always known that it was the wish of the Yoruba people ever since, even before he came into government because when the south-west had an opposition government at the federal level, all the governments in the south-west were declaring June 12 as public holiday,” he said.
President Buhari had declared June 12 as Democracy day to replace May 29, according to him the day represents Democracy more than May 29. The investiture is expected to come up on June 12,in Abuja.
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