Yoruba Nation Apex Group Suffers Great Setback as 2 Prominent Figures Dump Akintoye

• The Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, the apex Yoruba nation group agitator, has suffered a great setback as two of its prominent leaders resigned
• Professor Wale Adeniran, the deputy Alana of the group, tendered his resignation letter, taking effect on Sunday
• Adeniran's resignation came barely 48 hours after the group's spokesperson, Maxwell Adeleye, also resigned from the group

The apex group of the Yoruba nation agitators, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, has suffered a great setback as its deputy leader, Professor Wale Adeniran, resigned from his position.

Adeniran's resignation came 48 hours after the group's spokesperson, Maxwell Adeleye, dumped the group, The Punch reported.

However, the World Wide Executive Council of the group had rejected the resignation of the pioneer commissioner for education in Osun, but Adeniran had yet to accept it as of the time of writing this report.

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This was contained in a statement on Monday, November 7, where Maxwell disclosed that Adeniran's resignation became effective from Sunday, November 6.

In the resignation letter directed to the group's leader, Professor Banji Akintoye, Adniran maintained his membership stands.

The letter reads in part:

“However, given my irrevocable commitment to the realization of an Independent and Sovereign Yoruba Nation State, separate from Nigeria, I hereby affirm that I remain a dedicated and staunch member of our freedom fighting organization.”

Tension in southwest as 2 powerful leaders split fire over Tinubu’s candidature

Legit.ng earlier reported that the crisis rocking the Afenifere, the leading pan-Yoruba socio-political group, is growing beyond the buzz to the surface since the group leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, endorsed Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate.

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A section of the group led by Pa Ayo Adebanjo had earlier endorsed Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate. Still, Tinubu's endorsement was well attended by leaders across southwest states, including Kogi and Kwara.

However, Adebanjo, an acting leader of the group, had claimed that Fasoranti could not remove him, while Fasoranti has said the group meeting will henceforth be held in his house and that he remained the leader of the group.

Source: Legit.ng