Afenifere has debunked reports of Pa Ayo Adebanjo’s passing, confirming that he is in good health.
The Secretary General, Chief Sola Ebiseni, clarified that it was a case of mistaken identity with another individual, Professor Ayo Banjo, who sadly passed away at the age of 90.
According to Ebiseni: “Baba (Adebanjo) is alive. The attention of the Afenifere, apex Yoruba Socio-Political Organisation has been drawn to a statement making the rounds, particularly in the media, that our leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo is dead.
“Afenifere wishes to say that Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Leader of the Afenifere, whose 96th birthday was celebrated recently, is alive, hale and hearty.
“As a matter of fact Baba presided over a meeting till very late Saturday night where he received a report of a Committee of the Organisation led by Balogun Akin Osuntokun and other eminent Yoruba personalities.
“It is however not unlikely that the rumoured death might not have been a mistaken identity for another distinguished Yoruba son and former Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Professor Ayo Banjo, whose death at the age of 90 years, was reported on Friday.”
