Afenifere

The Afenifere is a socio - political organization in Nigeria that counts, especially in the southwest of the country 's most influential interest groups.

History

" Afenifere " ( " those who desire good " ) was originally of the Yoruba name, which was founded in 1951 Owo Action Group, a political party, which dominated in the southwest region. After the military coup of 1966 all political parties were dissolved and banned. Modernization, democratization and federalism further pursued as a non-partisan association: In this situation, the Afenifere, which formulated by the founder of the Obafemi Awolowo Action Group founded principles. Even after the restoration of democracy in 1979 and then again in 1999, the Afenifere constituted not return as a political party, but acted as political and ideological power bloc between the parties. The Afenifere had during the military dictatorship of Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha major role in the coordination of the democratic opposition in the country.

Influence

Nowadays, it exerts considerable influence on the second-strongest opposition party the Alliance for Democracy (AD). She is a registered member of the Yoruba Leaders Forum, an umbrella organization of the Yoruba, which also includes the ethnic militia Oodua People Congress ( OPC) belongs. Assertions, after which the OPC is the militant arm of the Afenifere are always denied by both sides. The Afenifere that not only is the spokesperson for the Yoruba minority according to their self-understanding, but consistently stands for the principle of regionalism for the whole of Nigeria is, cross-party agreement on many progressive politicians in Nigeria. It is, therefore, not to be confused with the Egbe Omo Oduduwa sociocultural Yorubaorganisation.

• Yoruba
• Policy ( Nigeria)
• Nigerian organization