The Patriots, a group of elder statesmen and eminent Nigerians led by Chief Emeka Anyaoku, says it will immortalise legacies of late leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo. Adebanjo passed away peacefully at his Lagos residence on Friday at the age of 96. The Patriots, in a statement on Friday evening by the group’s Secretary-General, … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late Afenifere stalwart, Ayo Adebanjo, as a great man, a committed nationalist, and an unpretentious personality. The elder statesman passed away on Friday in his home, Lekki, Lagos State, at the age of 96. In a tribute signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo said … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has described the death of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, a leader of Pan-Yoruba sociocultural organisation, Afenifere, as end of an era. This is contained in a statement issued in Ibadan on Friday by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju. Adebanjo died on Friday in his Lagos home … Read more
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, said he received the news of the death of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, an Afenifere leader, with profound sorrow. In a tribute by the President, he said Nigeria had lost a political leader whose decades of unwavering struggle for justice, democracy, and national unity had left an indelible mark on the … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the death of the leader of the Afenifere group, Pa Ayo Adebanjo. Henzodaily reports that in a statement personally signed on Friday, Tinubu described Pa Adebanjo as a political leader whose decades of unwavering struggle for justice, democracy, and national unity have left an indelible mark on the … Read more
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of the leader of the Afenifere group, Pa Ayo Adebanjo. He said the loss of the elder statesman is a loss to Nigeria and all who stand for justice, truth and equity. Obi, in a statement on Friday evening, … Read more
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sorrow over the passing of veteran nationalist and elder statesman, Pa Ayo Adebanjo. In a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Friday, Buhari described Adebanjo’s death as a great loss to the nation. “The late Chief Adebanjo was one of those rare politicians who straddled the worlds of … Read more
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae has praised the legacy of a prominent leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo. Henzodaily had earlier reported that Adebanjo passed away peacefully at his Lekki, Lagos residence on Friday, February 14, 2025, at the age of 96. Falae, in a discussion with … Read more
A prominent leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has passed away at the age of 96. He died peacefully on the morning of Friday, February 14, 2025, at his residence in Lekki, Lagos State. Henzodaily reports that the family confirmed his passing in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday. … Read more