PAN-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has frowned at the recent verdict of the Supreme Court, which affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the February 25, 2023, general election.
  
It disclosed this in a communiqué, yesterday, at the end of its meeting, held at Isanya-Ogbo, Ogun State, the country home of its leader, Ayo Adebanjo.
  
Signed by Adebanjo and the Secretary General, Sola Ebiseni, the communiqué reads: “Afenifere viewed with dismay the recent judgment of the Supreme Court, which ratified brigandage with respect particularly, to the presidential election.
  
“Unfortunately, by the Supreme Court’s decision, the electoral reforms achieved through agitations of Nigerians for quality control via technological devices and the billions of naira spent on the infrastructure in that regard are now wasted.”
  
Reiterating calls for true federalism, Afenifere said: “Nigeria is a federation of entrenched ethnic nationalities that has failed to evolve into a nation because of its deviation from the foundational principles of federalism.
  
“Unless Nigeria is ruled on the basis of true federalism, which guarantees inclusiveness, fairness, egalitarianism, justice, and a sense of belonging to all its constituent groups, it will remain a mere geographical expression, with no sense of common nationalism and patriotism.”
  
On the state of the economy, Afenifere said the Federal Government lacks moral standing to ask Nigerians to sacrifice when its officials live in opulence.
  
It said: “Afenifere refuses to appreciate the calls for more sacrifices from Nigerians by the government, whose members continue to maintain obscene and ostentatious lifestyles.
  
“It is most preposterous that members of the National Assembly are approving for themselves vehicles worth N160 million because of the deplorable state of Nigerian roads, as if the responsibility to fix the said roads rests with the taxpayers.”