The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), yesterday, appealed to rights activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday ‘Igboho’, and other youths to let agitation for an independent Oodua nation be within the ambit of the law.

It would be recalled that Adeyemo had, on Wednesday, during a press conference organised by the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-determination (NINAS) in Ibadan, said there was no basis for a continued one Nigeria but an independent Yoruba nation.

Igboho also said he would open all South-West borders for goods to come in.

Chairman of NINAS, Prof. Banji Akintoye, also spoke at the press conference.

Reacting, however, Secretary-General of YCE, Dr. Kunle Olajide, appealed to the Yoruba freedom fighter to operate within the law.

Olajide said: “We elders are a little bit careful about disputing and rebuking the youths because we are dissatisfied with the situation in Nigeria. Having expressed dissatisfaction about the degree of injustice, victimisation and marginalisation of the Yoruba nation, the Federal Government appears grossly insensitive to our feeling.

“Yes, we elders don’t have too much time to live, but the youths are definitely unhappy and believe that their future is at risk. This is why they believe they will be better off outside the country.

“Our appeal is that whatever they intend to do must be within the laws of Nigeria, because, realistically, we are still in Nigeria and instruments of coercion reside with the Federal Government and we will not want any of the youths to be killed, murdered or maimed in the process of struggling for Oodua nation.”

Also, while reacting to the position of Akintoye who gave an ultimatum and conditions on behalf of Southern and Middle Belt people, Olajide further said: “That is the mature approach to it. On one occasion, we, the Yoruba leaders, asked all ministers to resign. Akintoye has said some things that we don’t know. Before you give ultimatum, you should have the power of sanction. Within the Nigerian set-up as it is now, I don’t know how that will work. Akintoye is very intelligent and very well exposed, perhaps there are some other things that he knows that we don’t know.”

Rugaria:
Fear Fear pipuu...

Monogamy:


Better than chest beat and receive Python treatment..

Yoruba's reason with their brain not with anus

Rugaria:


Yeah!
Always on point!
We can see that working out soooo well in Benin Republics IDP camps..

thebosstrevor1:
Is YCE the constitution of Nigeria?

Any agitations is unconstitutional and is called SUCCESSION, which is illegal

Monogamy:


You people have been shouting Benin Idp camps as if the population of the displaced people is up to 0.0001% of Ogun state people.

Even for the fact that credible reports have reported they have returned back to their homes. You guys are still carrying it for head like gala

Monogamy:


Nobody should take Igboho seriously.. He is only making initial gra gra

Rugaria:


How about those with missing fingers and ears, are we free to define them as victims of "sophisticated politiking"?

thebosstrevor1:


We know..
Soon he will be awarded a chieftaincy title just like gani adams and then he will relax

Monogamy:


Btw, it's as usual, some people are pushing Igboho but they will fail as usual

thebosstrevor1:


It is political...once his political enablers stop sponsoring his noises,he will go out of relevance.

He is actually going out of relevancy but bloggers keep popping out FAKENEWS to make him relevant.

Monogamy:
They don't need to appeal to Igboho..

He is only making empty threat

OdumegwuOjukwu:
That is to say Prof Akintoye and Sunday Igboho are solely on their own.

Monogamy:


Better than chest beat and receive Python treatment..

Yoruba's reason with their brain not with anus

Rugaria:
Fear Fear pipuu...
How exactly are you going to get a separate state from Nigeria within the ambits of the Nigerian law??
Isn't that statement akin to speaking in tongues..?

Odua1stson:
Yoruba nation is near and we are happy for that
God bless yoruba nation

Monogamy:


Better than chest beat and receive Python treatment..

Yoruba's reason with their brain not with anus