Ayo Adebanjo, the head of the pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group Afenifere, claims that Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) nominee for president, shares his cause.
On Tuesday, the former governor of Anambra state met with Adebanjo and the SMBLF’s executive committee.
About six weeks had passed since Adebanjo had endorsed Obi for president.
In an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, Adebanjo discussed the discussion and claimed that Obi supports restructuring and is working for oppressed Nigerians.
“He (Obi) visited my home to meet with Middlebelt and Southern leaders. We had a discussion and agreed that we supported the same cause, he added, adding that they would not support any candidate who opposed restructuring.
“We’re all involved in the process. He is fighting for those who are being oppressed.
“Restructuring was at the front burner; we should have a country first before we have any development plan. That is the pillar on which the Southern and Middlebelt leaders stand.
“Constitutional review, community policing, devolution of power and others are all embedded in restructuring. Where we have a constitution where everybody is dissatisfied, you won’t have peace and without peace, there will be no stability. These are fundamental.
“There is nothing new about restructuring; we are only saying let us go back to where we started before the military came. Where did we start? The constitution was made in 1964, endorsed by Awolowo, Azikwe and Sardauna, and was what we had until the military came in 1966 and imposed this constitution.
“This constitution is a fraudulent one and the government has never refuted it. They set aside the constitution before 1966, imposed this one and included all the things that were excluded that are causing confusion till today. We must go back to that constitution.”
