By Julius Alabi, Akure
The Yoruba National Youths both Home and Diaspora have warned mischief makers over statements credited to Chief Sunday Adeyemo Igboho on the nationwide protest.
They said the Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo Igboho was less concerned with the proposed hunger protest rather, on Yoruba Nation autonomy.
“What we are saying is that chief Igboho and the Yoruba National Youths both Home and Diaspora are not connected to the planned protest set to begin on August 1. We are concerned about Yoruba Nation self-determination.”
A joint statement signed by the Yoruba National Youth Leader Diaspora, Prophet Ayodele Ologunloluwa and Comrade Oyegunle Oluwamayowa Omotoyole [Omayor]] homebased, noted that protesting Nigerians have vital right to protest but the controversial statement made about Chief Sunday Igboho on the planned nationwide protest was intended to discredit Igboho’s commitment to Yoruba self-determination and to discourage public participation in the protests
The Yoruba National Youths stated that the quest for Yoruba Nation self-determination is non-negotiable, saying that they are going to deploy all means to ensure that the dreams of nationalities are achieved.
“We will continue to fight for self-determination for the Yoruba Nation until it becomes a reality. The actual sense is that we are not part of Nigeria.”
According to them, the demand for autonomy of Yoruba Nation would enable the region to manage its resources and develop at its own pace.
The Yoruba National Youths said that Nigeria had been descending deeper into a crisis since independence and has recently became a failed nation as an enduring solution to the myriads of problems in Nigeria lies in each of the nationalities.
They, however, re-echoed their call for Yoruba Nation autonomy, saying they are more determined than ever to proceed with the Yoruba Nation’s self-determination agenda without distraction.
“We, the Yoruba Youths, are firmly behind and supporting Professor Banji Akintoye, a Yoruba self-determination advocate and Chief Sunday Adeyemo Igboho who believe that we must have a Yoruba nation that will guarantee the speed and monumental development of the Yoruba Land.
“It is not new to us as Fulani regarding Nigeria as their father land. We, the Youths of Yoruba land, are saying no to restructuring, no to one Nigeria, no to Fulani in our land; we are coming for all the Fulani in our land; they must go back to their land; we don’t want to see any Fulani on our land anymore. Enough of Fulani agenda on our land. We call on our Ancestors, Sango, Ogun, Oranmiyan, Obatala, Osun, and all the Irumole(s) to kill and destroy all the enemies of Yorubaland.”
They urged all Yoruba indigenes both at home and in the diaspora to support the ongoing efforts towards liberating Yorubaland.
They, therefore, commended all the traditional rulers in Yorubaland for supporting their aspirations and vowed to deploy all means to ensure the realisation of their dreams.
