April 21, 2015 – The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat to Gen. Muhammed Buhari, stressing that the feat defused looming bomb of violence that might have plunged Nigerian into untold humanitarian crisis.
In a statement, signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kunle Famoriyo, the group said Jonathan moved Nigeria away from precipice.
“What President Jonathan did, moved the country away from the precipice. The country’s political instability, which was in red before the elections, was graciously filled to stability”, the group said in a statement said.
The group also congratulated all the elected officials in the Southwest states for their victory at the polls during the 2015 General Elections.
Specifically, ARG congratulated Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, and Senator Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State for their deserved electoral victories and charged them to “remember always why the people gave them the mandate.”
“You were endorsed by the ARG because of your demonstrated commitment and our conviction that the current renaissance of good governance, developmental strides and welfare policies that has commenced in our land, can only continue, be sustained and flourish under your administration,” the statement said.
The group also applauded all elected National Assembly and Houses of Assembly members, charging them to represent the interest of the Southwest geo-political zone in particular and Nigeria in general.
