Afenifere appoints Dele Farotimi as organising secretary

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  • Afenifere faction led by Pa Ayo Adebanjo has appointed lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, as the group’s national organising secretary
  • Farotimi’s appointment was approved at Adebanjo’s residence in Isanya Ogbo, Ogun State, where the faction held its general meeting on Tuesday, January 28
  • This came barely 24 hours after Aare Afe Babalola, a legal icon, agreed to drop a defamatory suit against the activist

Dele Farotimi has been appointed as the Afenifere’s national organising secretary
Photo Credit: @DeleFarotimiSource: FacebookHow Afenifere appointed Dele FarotimiThe General Meeting considered and approved the appointment of Barrister Dele Farotimi as the National Organising Secretary of the Afenifere.Why Babalola withdrew suit against FarotimiBabalola to talk to lawyersI rejected an oil block and defended the EFCC law and also rejected ministerial nominees twice, wondering why anyone would just wake up and try to rubbish all he had laboured for.I have nothing to gain from his imprisonment.The request is simple. When Olusegun Obasanjo came, I said no, when Rev Mathew Kukah came, I said no. I have their letters here but on this occasion, I say yes.Lawyer spoke of Dele Farotimi saga

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