Afenifere endorses Jonathan for second term

The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid for a second term in office.It gave its endorsement at a meeting its members held with the President at the residence of Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, on Tuesday.Jonathan told reporters after the meeting that he had come to pay homage to the leader of the Afenifere.“We came to pay homage to the Afenifere and to hold discussions,” Jonathan said.Spokesman for the group, Yinka Odumakin, told reporters after the meeting that the endorsement was predicated on the President’s commitment to implement the recommendations of the report on the National Conference 2014.“Afenifere supports the President’s re-election because he had the courage to convoke the National Conference and we hope that he will implement the report.“The President expressed the commitment that he will adopt the report within 12 months of his coming into office,” Odumakin said.Speaking after the meeting, Governor Olusegun Mimiko said, “This is the first time Afenifere will be endorsing any President.”He said Afenifere remained a credible and dependable socio-political group in the South-West.