Updated: I am not in support of Yoruba nation, Akeredolu tells Igboho
- Governor Rotimi Akeredolu supported the Yoruba Nation rally according to Sunday Igboho
- Igboho disclosed this in Akure while visiting Deji of Akure
- Meanwhile, he vowed that the agitation for a separate country will continue until their dream is realised
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Governor Akeredolu has reacted to claims by Sunday Igboho that he supported their rally in Akure.
According to the governor, he is not in support of dividing the country.
The Ondo state governor disclosed this in a statement by his chief press secretary, Richard Olatunde, Punch Newspaper reports.
The statement read in part:
“Governor Akeredolu wishes to state clearly that while he acknowledges the right of individuals and groups to hold peaceful rallies, it must not be misconstrued to mean support for secessionist agenda and or balkanization of the nation. Far from it."
Recall that Sunday Adeyemo, known as Sunday Igboho has revealed that the recent rally which was staged in Akure has the support of Rotimi Akeredolu, the state governor.
Igboho disclosed this while speaking at the palace of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo.
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According to him, the agitators did not plan to stop their campaign until the Yoruba Nation became a reality.
Going further, Igboho said the time has come for traditional rulers to have more say in the affairs of the nation.
He said:
“Traditional rulers are supposed to be the father of all but they have been relegated and I believe all these anomalies would end when Yoruba Nation comes to being.
“Politicians have sold us to Fulani and now these Fulani are beyond their control. It is time we free ourselves. No going back on the agitation, no election in 2023 and I have a strong belief that we are going to succeed.”
“The governor is aware of these things we are doing, we have his support. We are no more under the Fulani. All we want is Yoruba Nation."
In another report, Legit.ng reported that a royal message was sent to agitators of Yoruba nation. The message is simple: Don't come to Iseyin land for any rally for now.
The message was sent by no other person than the Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba Abdulganiyy Salau.
The king stated that the current mood in the town was not suitable for such a rally because it could easily turn violent.
Also, a Yoruba organisation, Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF), has strongly rejected the secessionist agitation being championed by Igboho.
Sunday Igboho has been in the news recently following his call for the secession of the Yoruba nation from Nigeria.
However, the pan-Yoruba group staged a protest on Thursday, May 6, in Ado Ekiti to condemn Igboho's secession agenda, describing such a move as treasonable and unpatriotic.
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Meanwhile, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria's former president, condemned the calls for the nation's breakup by some ethnic advocates.
The former president described calls for Nigeria's break up as unmindful and insensitive to the plight of the minority groups in the country, a statement sent on Wednesday, May 5, to Legit.ng by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, indicates.
He expressed worry over what would become of the minority groups if the major tribes such as Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo decided to secede and begin to operate as separate countries.
Source: Legit.ng
