Factional leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, has said leadership succession in the group is guided by its established traditions and selection process, not campaigns or personal ambition.
Olaitan spoke on Saturday during a condolence visit to the family of the late Afenifere National Leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, Ondo State, barely a week after his death.
Fasoranti reportedly died at his residence in Akure on Monday, October 19, 2026, leaving a leadership vacuum in the organisation.
Olaitan, who served as deputy to the late factional leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, had been acting as the factional leader following Adebanjo’s death.
He said leadership positions in Afenifere were not offices members contested through campaigns, stressing that the organisation had a tradition for selecting its leaders.
He said, “You don’t vie for it. You don’t campaign for it. It’s an apostolic selection. If you are the deputy,
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