This is contained in a statement by the chairmen of the groups, Babatunde Shianaba, UK, and Durojaiye Akindutire, US,  made available to newsmen in Akure, Ondo State, today.

Olaitan was appointed the leader of the Afenifere, loyal to the late Pa Ayo Adebanjo, at the group’s meeting held on Tuesday at Sanya Ogbo Ijebu, Ogun State.

The appointment came a few days after the death of Chief Ayo Adebanjo, who passed away at the age of 97.

Oba Olaitan was the deputy to the late Adebanjo

However, in the statement, the UK and US chapters of Afenifere, described the appointment of Oba Olaitan as an affront to the Afenifere in general.

They declared that Pa Reuben Fasoranti remained the leader of the association.

While appealing to Olaitan to desist from assuming the office of a leader of the group, the Afenifere in diaspora said traditional rulers were expected to serve as custodians of peace and unity, not as instruments of discord within respected socio-political structures.

They also called for his sanction.

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