 Yoruba elders plead over support of Peter Obey and Bola Tinibu and fresh controversies stall inauguration of APC's presidential campaign council members. This is Plus Politics. I'm Mary Annicole. The Yoruba council worldwide has accused the leader of Pan-Yoruba social political group of Fenniferpa Ayua de Banjo of embarking on a campaign of colony against the presidential candidate of the all-progressive Congress as Suadjubala Tinibu. The 94-year-old Fenniferri leader Adebanjo Eliar pledged his support for the presidential ambition of Labour Party's Peter Obey over Tinibu, who is from the south-west. Now according to him, the Yoruba body will not compromise its principle of equity, justice and inclusiveness because of one of its own who is a front-line candidate. Joining us to break this down is Ola Dottunhassen, who is the global president Yoruba council worldwide and secretary general, ethnic nationalities youth leaders council. It's so good to have you join us, Dottunhassen. Yes, the pleasure. Now, it's not surprising because Fenniferri is a political organization of sorts and some people would wonder why the split within the political group as to who to support. Again, Ayua de Banjo obviously is one person and he's decided that this is where he's going to pitch his tent. But then there are those who of the opinion that he should support a person from the south-west. But what's your position on this? You're a young person and you are of the Yoruba council worldwide. Are you also part of the Fenniferri group? Well, I'm sure I've made it clear that the Yoruba council worldwide is the global body and human body of all Yoruba groups. And we are committed on the role of the Yoruba community. I would believe in the unity of the global body and the interest of the Yoruba people in Nigeria at large. It is in this land that we have come out openly and openly to support the candidacy of our humans in a national, in person of a traditional group for the 23% of the Republic of Nigeria. But in a spot where we have done this to rally around something. It is not predicated on ethnic bigotry, nor sense of parochiality. For the fact that the Fenniferri has a long personal interest to support the person of the Yoruba community, it is not against anybody's will. But what we found out, and which we are still taking clear and bold in order to know, is that the Fenniferri group is a negation of the philosophy of the Yoruba community. The ethos of the Fenniferri is not predicated on their citizens nor the way they are linked to strength on the pressing of Ashurajibola community. And I beg to be clarified that what we are hanging on is the fact that this negation should not be refused to an ethnic part. It is an negation of better representation of the Yoruba community. If any part seems to be very lighter and okay, let them tell themselves. The reason why we are doing this to Ashurajibola is because it should be antecedent. What we believe is that it is a capacity and a network that can drive a nation on a national scale. Not somebody that will come and still reverberate this ethnic community. So we believe that if a Fenniferri is coming up to endorse their own strength, they are free. But if they not do by crossing the land and abusing Ashurajibola, they are the experts of the Yoruba community. It doesn't show respect to the organization. Why do you think? I'm sorry, why do you think? Because again, I've seen that Chifolufari is one of those who has thrown his weight behind the Pital B presidential candidacy. And he's given his reasons. So I'm trying to understand where, at what point in those statements that both gentlemen have made, that they abused or through some curses at the presidential candidates of the APC kindly explain to me what you mean by what you just said. Yes, you know, as far as we know, and this is crystal clear to the class, that before that, the approach of Yoruba is the same as the presence of Ashurajibola. It's more or less of the center of many years. We are aware when Ashurajibola is going for the KC government, that it's the opposite of the other Yoruba admin. Yes, everybody has supported Yoruba. And yes, we know in 2015, it's the opposite of Ashurajibola. For 2015, which is a big issue, which Pital B was also part of, if by that same premise of making it look too long that if Ashurajibola stopped the test of Yoruba admin, it is no longer going to be justified to be hanged on the state state to support Pital B. So if by the fact that the presence of Pital Wilezden and the level of progress that Ashurajibola supported during the record, he had this issue in terms of Ashurajibola. He has always taken a case in terms of Ashurajibola. So it is more personal than national. And for God's sake, for the fact that we are appealing, we are not telling Yoruba, oh, this is our current issue. We are only asking people to give us support. But again, I'm so sorry, Doctor. I need to come in quickly. You keep saying you appeal. Everybody has a right to de-vote. Everybody has a right to support whoever they want to support. So again, why should you be telling the Yoruba council worldwide, as the Secretary-General, and those who are Nigerians of Estic nationalities, who to vote for? Why should you tell them who to vote for? Again, again, I'd just like to put it, I'd just like to throw it in there. Sorry, I'd just like to throw it in there. Doctor, hold on, hold on, please. I'd also like to quickly state that Chief Olufale came after Pahaya Devanjo had spoken and said that he's a fenifera. As far as he's concerned, a fenifera has not taken a stand or a position, but he as a person is saying that in fairness, if you're a fair-minded Yoruba person, you would know that it is the turn of the ebos and for him, he's throwing his weight behind Pitalbi. I'm wondering, again, you are yet to tell me what part of that statement makes him someone who's cursing or abusing your candidates because it sounds like you are in support of Asiwaju. From the word of Pahaya, it's true that there is a crack in the house of a fenifera. It's true that there are not issues going forward. It shows the dignity in the organization. So, and in the interest of peace and tranquility, we know that there have not been any call-ups by a fenifera that this is what they want to see. For example, whatever we are doing, we go around, we are just keeping of different backgrounds and we are taking the value of our lives. People will arrive out there, don't you know? Doctor, I'm so sorry. We're getting feedback from you. Doctor, I'm so sorry. We're getting feedback from you and I don't know where that's coming from. I don't know if there's anything that's on your end, but we're having feedback. It's very difficult for me to hear you. The basic thing is, the Europe has to do with the peoples. But in terms of how election has to go up, we have witnessed a lot of thorns, rounds in terms of how the column has to be targeted on the president of Asiwaju. So, they are presenting the interest of the European people. If Asiwaju has to say, okay, this is my turn. I want to run for election. But there is only room to play in the booth of the AP. What is the interest of the European people? Because you see, you just started, when you started up this conversation, you said that if people must support a candidate, it should be done in the best interests of Nigerians. But now, you're talking about the interest of the Yoruba people as opposed to the interest of Nigerians. So, what these two gentlemen are saying is that they would rather a pital be because they think that it's not just the turn of the ebos. They think that he can deliver. And I said to you that this is personal, but you're also coming back to me to talk about the interest of Yoruba people. What about the interest of the rest of Nigeria? This seems to me cool. Within my protocol, guys, I should have used a software to stabilize carrying the information along. You can see, instead of complaining, from the Yoruba to the Yoruba, Yoruba doesn't have anything to do with Yoruba. It's most of the investment that the Yoruba people call by this company, and it has been part of the group. The whole other region in Thailand, they have been so proud every race in Nigeria that it's now happening. They've tried to, now, have a company who is responsible for what? You. Also, to start coming with the system that okay, we are bringing up... That's campaigning. We're also trying as much as possible. I'm sorry. Also, we're not allowing people to campaign on this show. So, again, we'll stick. I mean, you're already telling me what his blueprint is, and that's not necessarily what we're talking about here. We're talking about the support of Yoruba people in our fenifera as opposed to what people are saying. Because, I mean, Festus Keamo has also come out to say that, you know, what a fenifera is doing is because they've been paid. So, but does that mean that the people who are in a fenifera cannot make their own personal choices as opposed to being lumped up as people who've been bribed? No. Listen to me. Our own opinion is not from this one. We are fighting our fenifera and don't think it's ours. What we are only questioning is that there should be what to do. But the fact that they have done their own thing, they don't need to chastise thinking of what you want to do. At the expense of Peter Obi, that is our clarification. Nothing more, nothing less. So, we are not competing on the fact that, oh, Mario, are you? We are not acting the right way. We are only telling them, limit it to your quantity. One thing I shouldn't do in my life is we will come back to affect our relationship with the South Eastern people on the modern scale on this man on the street. So, we are only to be questioning. I'm the second general of all ethnic groups in Nigeria. I hope over 400 ethnic groups like you see. I'm not speaking of local opinion or sentiment or selfish opinion. I've only come to speak over Africa. This is it. We are giving out a proof. Our periphery has been mounted for the present. It shows that in Yoruba, we are seeing a free field for people to do things accordingly. But what has now become a trade agenda that the person of our country has set a point of target. It is not something we base on our periphery. We reject that. And we want our peripheries to come clean. That as you are saying of Nigeria then, that is as you are saying and strongly against the ethnic group. We know we will not be the invite and naturally of the country in Yoruba. We have pledged we are going to break the wave from our periphery. But here Yoruba is still one. Okay. And we are not invited. Okay. So, whatever we are putting forward, if there are people that ask what you should not become polite in a manner that will be based on. Okay. I have two questions. It's too pronged and I want you to quickly answer them before we wrap things up. When you talk about you want the Yoruba to be united, does that unity boil down to all of them accepting to vote for the candidate of your choice? Secondly, why do you not sorry, let me ask the second part of the question so you can answer both. Okay. Do you not think that it's time for the e-bose to also take a shot at the presidency? We've had an a bass on draw. We've had a bass on draw. We've had speakers. We've had the major bank colleague. We've had but it's still there. We've had so many Yoruba people. Shouldn't it be the turn of the e-bose? I mean, I'm just asking a question. You can make a case. Go ahead. Yeah. As far as what I said earlier, we cannot we cannot call anybody even if we have rights to be the president of we are not putting a peg on the plug in the wheel of people to run the and even to not as though this is we are campaigning against them on the point of I think because you know for the fact that people will be the only candidate to run as an e-boman or as much as is only important to the election. There are other candidates but we are only just because our own choice that group can't do nothing. They are giving their own choice. When you say this is our own choice it sounds like you're speaking you're a man with one vote. How could you be speaking for all of the Yoruba people and saying this is our own choice? How can you tell how can you tell that all Yoruba people want to vote for Tinibu because this is the this is the picture that you're painting to me. Even even in when where is everyone part of them because God believe only if they don't think they don't have or if there's public arrangement, or totalitarian view of people, both for Ashwati, both your consciousness, both your future, both for nationality, both for interest, that will bring up the danger of Ashwati. Okay. All right. So that's what we are saying. We're not saying, oh, we're coercing people. We're not saying we're coercing people. We're not saying we're coercing people. Well, you have to appeal to people. This is the area. This is how we want to go. Well, in all fairness, as leaders, we need to also look at the way we are bearing interest to overview. Okay. From the point of logic and reasoning, that this is the best way to go. This is the best way our freedom can be channelled. This is the best way we can go for the democracy. Okay. How do we need to include these people, these factors, and certainly that we need to boost the follow-up for good governance before the fall. All right. This is our next question. All right. Dato Hassan is the Secretary-General, you're about Council worldwide, and of course he's part of Nigeria's ethnic nationality youth leaders. Thank you so much for speaking with us. We appreciate it. It's a pleasure. All right. Well, thank you all for staying with us. It's still plus politics. We'll take a quick break. When we return, we'll be discussing the APC Presidential Campaign Contrary overseas. Stay with us.