Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group has appointed lawyer Dele Farotimi as the National Organizing Secretary of the organization.
The appointment was announced in a communique issued after the group’s general meeting on Tuesday.
The meeting which was held at Isanya-Ogbo, the hometown of its leader, Ayo Adebanjo, was presided over by the Deputy National leader, Oba Oladipo Olaitan.
It read, “The General Meeting considered and approved the appointment of Barrister Dele Farotimi as the National Organizing Secretary of the Afenifere.”
Afenifere also reiterated its call for the establishment of state police in the country. It held that the vast territory, population, and federation cannot be effectively and meaningfully secured with a single command of unitary police.
“Afenifere reiterates the position that Nigeria with its vast territory, population, and as a federation cannot be effectively and meaningfully secured with a single command unitary police structure. Thus the need for the restructuring to ensure immediate constitutional institutionalization of state police.
“The steps will prevent a situation the Governor of Oyo State, even as the Chief Security Officer, had to helplessly and lamentably make an outcry on the infiltration of bandits into his state,” the communique further read.
The group also called on President Bola Tinubu to forthwith release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
It held that the fair hearing of the separatist leader may no longer be guaranteed. This, the group said is due to controversial and conflicting legal proceedings in different courts.
This was contained in the statement signed by both Olaitan and the National Publicity Secretary of the group Justice Faloye.
Afenifere argued that Kanu should be released in the interest of justice and national reconciliation.
The group also described the IPOB leader as a political detainee. Noting that there is no justification for his continued detention without trial.
“Afenifere notes that from all circumstances, particularly since his abduction in 2021 and repatriation to Nigeria and since then subjected to controversial and conflicting legal proceedings in different courts. By which his fair trial may no longer be guaranteed in the opinion of reasonable members of the public. It is clear that Nnamdi Kanu is undoubtedly a political detainee,” the communique reads.
“There is no justifiable reason to continue to keep him in detention without trial,” the communique added.
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