A pan-Yoruba association, Afenifere Renewal Group, has disassociated itself from the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan by another pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere.

The ARG, which broke out of the original Afenifere in 2008, said Jonathan did not deserve the support of the people of the South-West as he had marginalised the Yorubas.

In a statement by its publicity secretary, Kunle Famoriyo, the group described the use of its insignia to promote the endorsement as fraudulent and an attempt to deceive the Yoruba people.

The group, therefore, maintained that the older Afenifere was not speaking for the Yoruba but for itself.

The statement read, “It has come to our notice that some broadcast stations are using the ARG’s name and logo to promote the said endorsement. This is fraudulent and we wish to advise media houses to be wary of such fraudulent promoters, especially now that public interest must be defended by the media.

“The ARG is not party to the endorsement and does not, in fact, think that the performance of President Goodluck Jonathan since May 2010 is worth the endorsement of any patriotic citizen. We believe there is a difference between ‘transformation,’ which President Jonathan promised Nigerians in 2011 and mere ‘reform’ of the same governance culture that Nigerians have rejected.

“The ARG does not dictate to the generality of the Yoruba people, rather it gives voice to their feelings and aspirations.”