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Kwankwaso Woos 'New Afenifere'

  The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has uneveiled his agenda to the leadership of the socio-political group,  New Afenifere , in Lagos, seeking its support ahead of the 2023 presidential election scheduled to hold in February. Kwankwaso sought the support when he met the leadership at a strategic meeting on Sunday at Ikeja GRA, Lagos. Recall that Afenifere was formed as a socio-cultural organization for the Yoruba people of Nigeria, with Chief Abraham Adesanya as its pioneer leader and Chief Bola Ige as deputy leader. Other founding members were Pa Onasanya, 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. Earlier in 2022,  Afenifere led by Pa Ayo Adebanjo, endorsed the candidature of the presidential standard-b...