The group, to be known as Yoruba Forum, is believed to enjoy the backing of some influential politicians outside Yorubaland and is being propelled by the thinking that existing socio-political groups in Yoruba land are becoming too difficult to handle.

Sources in the polity told Sunday Tribune that the promoters of the yet-to-be-inaugurated organisation are mainly drawn from retired military and paramilitary officers of Yoruba descent, many of who are said to hold the view that the existing organistions have largely marginalised them.

Sources in the polity informed Sunday Tribune that the group plans to launch out in the first quarter of next year and that a sort of recruitment drive is currently ongoing.

It was gathered that the group intends to play on the sentiment among retired military and paramilitary officers in the South-West region, who are seen as playing what some referred to as second fiddle in the politics of the zone.

"In other geo-political zones, we have seen retired military men and retired police officers playing key roles in political development especially as to the management of power equation in the zones. The reverse is the case in the South-West and that is why the proponents of Yoruba Forum are gathering," a source in the know said on Saturday.

Sources also confirmed that proponents of the new Yoruba group have already got some backings from influential sources in Abuja, while some top members of the group are said to have kicked off discussions with retired Inspector-Generals of Police (IGP) from the South-West as well as some retired Generals of the Armed Forces from the zone.

"There are doubts about the real agenda of this coming group, especially when it was said that the seed money for the take off is being provided by personalities who are not of South-West origin. What is clear is that the group plans to kick off early in the new year. Through its activities, the group also plans to reduce the influence of some of the existing associations and possibly with some backing from Abuja, it could be earn a big voice," another source said.

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the seed money for the take off is being provided by personalities who are not of South-West origin