The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has described the National Leader of the apex socio-cultural organisation for the Yoruba, the Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo as the prophet who stands for justice, equity and peace of Nigeria, in the face of wide criticisms.
Ohanaeze said this to celebrate Adebanjo who has turned 95 years of age, adding, “When the accounts of how to reposition Nigeria for prosperity will be written, some tainted names will be inevitable, some others will appear as footnotes while several chapters will be devoted to Pa Ayo Adebanjo.”
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In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia on Thursday, Ohanaeze said, “Pa Ayo Adebanjo has established a rich-resource bank, an inestimable social capital that even his great grand-children cannot exhaust.”
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The statement read, “The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide joins millions of admirers both at home and in the Diaspora to felicitate a dogged fighter, upright man, visionary leader, democracy archetype, inter-ethnic consensus builder, fire-brand Awoist, venerated icon and one of the most patriotic Nigerians, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, the National Leader of the apex socio-cultural organization for the Yoruba, the Afenifere as he clocks 95 years.
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