Afenifere, the pan Yoruba social political group has warned against describing the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Yoruba president.

The mainstream Yoruba group in a statement by its National Organising secretary, Abagun Kole Omololu, said if the opposers of former President Muhammadu Buhari did not describe his government as Fulani Presidency, it would be wrong to describe that of Tinubu as Yoruba’s presidency.

Omololu said the expose by Dr Sandra Duru that the Senator Natasha Akpoti- Uduaghan’s allegation of sexual harassment leveled against Senator Godswill Akpabio was an attempt to stigmatise government of President Tinubu.

Pointedly, Afenifere said it would not fold its arm and allow other ethnic groups and nationalities to give the government of their kinsman ethnic colouration.

Omololu in his statement, said Afenifere has taken due note of the recent expose by Dr Sandra Duru, detailing her conversation with the Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, particularly her shocking admission of a clandestine plot to sabotage the administration of President Tinubu, which the conspirators have stereotyped as a “Yoruba government,” and thereby stir the embers of division to deny him a second term.

According to him, there is no light accusation of ethnic colouration and the revelation demands reflection from patriots and repudiation from all who still hold Nigeria dear.

He said: “Let it be said, plainly and without ambiguity, that President Bola Tinubu’s government is not a Yoruba government. It is a Nigerian government.

“He did not ascend to the presidency by tribal inheritance but by democratic choice — the result of votes cast in faith by Nigerians of every tongue, creed, and religion.

“To label this administration as ‘Yoruba’ and weaponise that label as grounds for sabotage is not only dishonest, but a vile act of tribal opportunism and sedition. We reject it utterly.

“We remind the nation: When President Muhammadu Buhari held office for eight years, no one branded his leadership as a ‘Fulani government.’

“No tribal coalition was formed to deny him a second term on the grounds of ethnicity.

“He was allowed to serve out his mandate in full — and rightly so. The same principle of equity and continuity must apply now.

“Let no one demand justice only when it suits them, but deny it when it is owed to others.

“President Tinubu shall serve his full term of eight years by the will of the good people of this country and under the watch of the Constitution.

“To suggest otherwise is to play Russian roulette with our national destiny.”

Afenifere commended Duru for her uncommon courage; for speaking truth not only to power, but to conspiracy, saying her voice is a reminder that integrity still walks among us, and that silence, in the face of wickedness, is not an option for those who love this country.

Also, it condemned in the strongest terms, the campaign of calumny and false allegations against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio — a man whose only crime, it appears, is that he dares to cooperate and collaborate with the President in the spirit of statesmanship and progress.

Omololu said: “We reject the weaponisation of false allegations as political tools — especially when such weapons are aimed at innocent men, families and private lives.

“Politics has its place, but it must never trespass the boundaries of human decency.

“To smear a man’s name, fabricate charges, and unleash innuendo on his children, his home, and his honour — that is not politics.

“That is malice in its rawest form.

“We strongly decry the internationalisation of fabricated domestic issues by those who authored the falsehood in the first place.

“This is akin to setting fire to your own seat in a cinema and running out crying ‘Fire! Fire!’ — not out of alarm, but out of selfish ambition.

“It is selfishness that seeks to burn down the image of the nation to satisfy the ego of one person, who believes that unless she has her way, the country should not have peace.

“Nigeria is not a personal or tribal empire. Our nation will not bow to tribal blackmail. It will not bend to invented narratives.

“And it will not break under the weight of the conspiracy. Let all patriots rally to the defence of truth, justice, and constitutional order.

“Let us remember that nations fall not only when tanks roll through streets — but also when lies, repeated often enough, begin to sound like truth.

“We have come too far to be dragged backward by petty ambition disguised as activism.

“Let us reject the agents of sabotage — not because they threaten one man, but because they threaten all of us.”