The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended Pa Reuben Fasoranti, superior national leader of Afenifere, for endorsing the foremost presidential candidate in the country and respected national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the group’s preferred candidate for 2023 presidential election.
MURIC in a statement signed by Prof. Ishaq Akintola, its Director, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja.
“The national leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has endorsed Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the preferred presidential candidate for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election.
“The highly respected Yoruba leader gave his blessings to Tinubu on Sunday, Oct. 30 when the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress visited him at his country home in Akure, Ondo State.
“MURIC commends Pa Reuben Fasoranti for his sportsmanship and broadmindedness. Pa Fasoranti’s name will be engraved in letters of gold for ignoring the illogical, irrational and inexplicable choice of Pa Ayo Adebanjo who declared support for Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
“We advise Pa Adebanjo to reflect on the events surrounding the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the role of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) in confronting military totalitarians and, in particular, the sterling quality of Bola Ahmed Tinubu among NADECO’s dramatis personae,” he added.
Akintola further stated: “A major significance of Pa Fasoranti’s endorsement of Tinubu is that it is capable of uniting the Yoruba people, as Muslims and Christians will now rally behind him in a united front.”
(NAN)
