Afenifere icon, Adebanjo is dead
By Ologeh Joseph Chibu
The Deputy Leader of Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo is dead.
He took his last breathe today at the age of 96.
Pa Adebanjo until his death was leading the Pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation.
The family in a statement made available to Irohinoodua said the leader dead on Friday
It said contacts have been made with numerous interest groups across the length and breadth of Nigeria and beyond, to fine tune plans for a befitting funeral details which will be communicated in due course.
The family stated that a condolence register is open at his residence in Lagos (8, Ayo Adebanjo Close, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos) and his country home in Isanya Ogbo, near Ijebu Ode Ogun State.
Afenifere is a socio-cultural organization for the Yoruba people of Nigeria, with Chief Abraham Adesanya as its leader and Chief Bola Ige as deputy leader. Other founding members were Pa Onasanya, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Adegbonmire, Okurounmu Femi, Ganiyu Dawodu, Olanihun Ajayi, Olu Falae, Adebayo Adefarati, Alhaji Adeyemo and Ayo Adebanjo. When the Alliance for Democracy (AD) political party was formed in 1998, it took the Afenifere agenda as its official manifesto.
