Professor Banji Akintoye’s led Ilana Omo Oodua has berated the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, for rejecting the agitation for the creation of a Yoruba nation.
Akeredolu had during the swearing-in of Princess Oladunni Odu as the new Secretary to the State Government and other Special Advisers in Akure, the state capital, on Monday, said, “No part of the entire state, known and delineated as Ondo State, shall permit any Yoruba nation gathering or agitation“.
Reacting to Akeredolu’s position, Akintoye’s Ilana Omo Oodua said Akeredolu spoke for himself, and not the people of Ondo State.
The group made this known in a statement titled, ‘Our Agitation Shall be Bloodless, Intellectually Rooted, Legally Grounded’ on Tuesday.
It said that the agitation for the Yoruba state “isn't that of a plot for secession as erroneously branded by Akeredolu, but a conflict for self-determination”.
The declaration added, “We desire to mention very sincerely that Akeredolu is entitled to his opinion. He has only spoken for himself. If he's positive he speaks for the classical hundreds of Ondo State, he need to ensure that his navy of state-prompted terrorists allow us to degree our one million march peacefully in Akure, Ondo State capital to prove whether he spoke for Ondo country humans or for himself.
“Akeredolu feeds 100 consistent with cent on the commonwealth of Ondo State humans. He is a member of the tiny neo-liberal and neo-classical elites who will in no way support the desires and aspirations of the loads.
“We saw how he grandstands at the terrorists and murderous herdsmen illegally occupying the forest reserves in his state and we saw how he chickened out to the chagrine of everybody who staked our reputation to guard him.
“Akeredolu has now surrendered the farmlands in Ondo State to the government of Fulani herdsmen at the same time as masquerading to be taking part in National Livestock Programme.
“We are announcing for the sake of clarity that what we declared is the sovereignty of Yoruba Nation from Nigeria, and not a secession from Nigeria. We need an self sustaining Yoruba Nation.
“We want to decide how we want to manipulate our people. We need to govern and control our resources. We want to police and secure the lives and properties of our people.
“We have made our position known. Our agitation for self sufficient Yoruba Nation is legally grounded, intellectually rooted and it will be completed without losing of blood.
“Akeredolu can't take a seat in the consolation of his workplace and claimed to be speaking for the people of Ondo State that he has did not regularly pay their monthly salary, pension and gratuities.”
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