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INTRODUCTION:

When different Nationalities and Ethnic Groups live in the same country, it is imperative that they each let the others know what their special interests are, in order to make living with each other worthwhile. If all of them are to live in peace, they must each know what is of paramount concern to each and every Nationality. Given the fact that the Yoruba Nation also extend beyond Nigeria, she has the obligation to preserve her cultural heritage and way of life within Nigeria and elsewhere where she has a sizeable community.
In a situation where the Yoruba Nation share a common country with some other Nationalities either with feudal tendencies or conformity by coercion, this can be stifling to the fullest development of the Yoruba. It is therefore in the interest of the Yoruba Nation to have as much Autonomy in their Region as a Truly Federal arrangement would demand. This means that more power will be with the Nationality, where, with a True Federal set-up, planning and execution of social, economic and other services that meets the aspiration of Yoruba Nationhood will be possible.
As we all now know, there is a serious question mark on Nigeria as a Federal State. This has led to current agitations and permutations as to correcting this fundamental defect.
In considering current developments, certain areas that need to be thoroughly examined have been identified. Specifically, a Truly Federal Nigeria in which the Constituent Nationalities will posses a reasonable degree of Autonomy will require clear understanding of the impact of the following on the Nigerian Union:
(1) The development of social and economic relationship between the various Nationalities within Nigeria and their Diaspora; for the Yoruba Nation, that will be Brazil, Cuba, the U.S, the West Indies and South America without the overriding legislative power of the Nigerian Union.
(2) The ability of the Nations to pursue micro and macro Economic policies
(3) Regional Command of the Armed Forces, taking cognizance of the fact that a country’s defense is linked to its foreign policy and vice versa.
ENDORSEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONS:
(1) Endorsement of Regional or Nationality Constitutions through Referendums within the various Regions or Nationalities only.
(2) Endorsement of the Negotiated Federal Constitution through a country-wide Referendum.



DRAFT OF THE OODUA REGION YORUBA CONSTITUTION

In order to secure the dual ends of good government for, as well as peaceable living among ourselves and between us and other Nationalities in Nigeria, we, the OODUA Yoruba people do commission and give consent to the following as the Constitution of the Yoruba Nation:

THE OODUA NATION
ARTICLE 1
SECTIONS:
1. YORUBALAND, existing as an AUTONOMOUS Nation in a UNION OF NIGERIAN CONSTITUENT NATIONALITIES, shall be known and styled as “ODUDUWA REGION”.
2. The Central government of the Union shall have no power to interfere nor intervene in the affairs of the ODUDUWA REGION, save as shall be agreed to by three quarters of the members of the Region’s Parliament.
3. The land description of the Oodua Yoruba Nation corresponds to the present states of Ekiti, Eko, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and all Oodua lands in Kwara, Kogi, Edo and Delta States.
4. There shall be a Division of the Federal Armed Forces in the Region, 90% of which personnel shall be
indigenes of the Region. The Divisional commander shall be an indigene of Oduduwa Region.

THE GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE ll
SECTIONS:
1. Oduduwa Region shall be a Federation consisting of a Regional government, provinces (Ipinle) and
Localities (Ibile). The Region as well as each Province and Local Council shall have a capital city which shall be the seat of Government.
2. ODUDUWA Region shall adopt a parliamentary system of government.
3. All legislative powers shall be vested in PARLIAMENT of the Region, without prejudice to the rights of provinces and local Councils to enact laws and ordinances, relating to their provinces and local councils.
4. Any elected Member of Parliament, Provincial and Local Assembly who wishes to join another party must first resign his/her parliamentary seat and re-contest election if he/she so wishes on the platform of his/her new party.

THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT

ARTICLE lll
SECTIONS:
1. The Parliament shall be composed of members elected every 4 years by the people of the region.
2. Such persons shall be elected on the platform of the political party they represent or as independent
candidates. There shall be no restriction on the number of political parties.
3. The Proceedings of Parliament shall be directed by the Speaker who shall be elected from among the members.
4. Elections into Parliament shall be held on June 12 of the election year, while the swearing in of elected representatives shall be the 8th day of August and annual opening session of Parliament shall be 23rd day of September (to commemorate the peace treaty that ended Kiriji war on September 23, 1886) of the same year.
5. The members of Parliament shall be remunerated for their services, as shall be determined by law.
6. Parliament shall enact all laws for raising revenue. No money shall be drawn from the treasury
except through an Appropriation Act.
7. Parliament shall have the power to make laws governing taxes, duties, excise, payment of debt, etc
It shall have the power to make laws governing the sourcing of funds on behalf of the Region and to
regulate commerce with the co-prosperity spheres within the Union of Nigeria.
8. Taxes are to be collected at Regional, Provincial and Local levels for promotion of the general welfare
of the people.
9. Parliament shall have the power to make provisions for the general welfare security and prosperity of the Region. It shall set the standards for economic, educational, social and cultural advancement of Oodua people.
10. Parliament shall have the power to establish Regional Police Service with responsibility to
investigate Regional crimes. This Police Service shall have no superintending control over the Provincial and Council Police service, but shall coordinate activities at the Regional, Provincial and Local council levels.
11. There shall be a Regional Prosecutors’ office responsible for the prosecution of cases as investigated by the Regional police. The Regional Prosecutor shall be elected by popular vote and shall
not be a registered member of any political party.
12. Recognizing that the Oduduwa Nation is multi-religious society, the citizens shall have the
right to freedom of worship.
13. Parliament shall make no retroactive law. Nor shall it abridge the freedom of speech or the right of
peaceful assembly. It shall not abridge the right of citizens to petition government for redress. The
privilege of the writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended. Parliament shall not make any law abridging the fundamental rights, freedoms and liberty of the citizens. All Oodua persons resident in any of the provinces of the Region shall be entitled to the same privileges and immunities.
14. The powers not delegated to the Parliament or the Provincial/Local Assemblies by this Constitution are reserved in the people, which may be invoked by a simple majority of voters through a Referendum in the Region, Province or Locality as the case may be.
EXECUTIVE OF THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE IV
SECTIONS:
1. A Head of State/Aare shall be elected for a period of 5 years of not more than 2 terms. The Aare shall not belong to any political party, and must not be less than 60 years. The Aare must be a person whose parents belong to a community indigenous to Oodua Nation. The Aare shall declare open the parliamentary Session, represent the Region on ceremonial matters, announce the dissolution of Parliament and all such matters.
2. The Aare shall be elected from an electoral college composed of selected leaders from the provinces. The provincial representative could be traditional rulers or statesmen and women.

3. Executive power at the Regional level shall reside in the Premier-in-Council (PM) elected for a period of 4 years. The leader of the majority party in parliament shall be PM and shall be vested with the
power to appoint Cabinet Ministers. The PM must be a person whose parents belong to a community indigenous to Oodua Nation.
4. The Parliament shall stand dissolved at the expiration of its 4-year term. In the event of a motion of no confidence passed on the government by not less than three-quarters of members of Parliament, the PM and the government shall resign forthwith. Thereafter, the Aare shall call on the leader of the
party which appears able to form a government that will enjoy majority support in Parliament to fulfil
the term of the current Parliament or new election held within 30 days of dissolution of Parliament.
5. The Council of Chiefs and Obas. There shall be a Regional House of Chiefs and a Traditional Council of Obas and Chiefs at the Provincial and Local Council levels.

JUDICIARY

ARTICLE V
SECTIONS:
1. The Judicial power of the Region shall be vested in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court,
Customary Court and Other lower courts as the Parliament may establish.
2. There shall be a Court of Appeal in each of the provinces.
3. There shall be, in each province, a High Court from which appeals shall lie to the Court of Appeal and
Supreme Court.
4. There shall be a CONSTITUTIONAL COURT of not more than 7 persons. Members of this court shall not be less than 60 years old. The court shall determines cases of serious Constitutional issues among Local, Province and Regional Governments, and between individuals and government. Members shall be nominated by the Body of Benchers in each provinces; subject to ratification by Parliament. Membership of this court is for life, subject to soundness of body and mind.

5. FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS:
All Oodua persons shall be protected by the various international treaties passed in the Bill of Rights of the UN and various regional Bills of Rights such as the African Human and People’s Rights.
LAND AND MINERAL RESOURCES
ARTICLE Vl
SECTION:
1. Oodua Customary forms of land ownership shall be respected. Exploitation of mineral resources shall be the prerogative of the host community without prejudice to the right of the Local, Provincial and
Regional Governments to levy appropriate taxes for the welfare of the people of Oodua land and without prejudice to the right of the Federal Government to levy taxes.

THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE Vll
SECTIONS:
1. There shall be established a PROVICIAL ASSEMBLY in each of the provinces of the Region.
2. Provisions of ARTICLES ONE and TWO in this Constitution as applied to the Parliament of the
Region, shall apply to the PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY except that the tenure of the Assembly shall be 3 years.

3. The Executive Power of the Province shall reside in the PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL, who must be an elected member of the Assembly and vested with the power to appoint members of the Provincial Government. The size of the provincial cabinet shall be determined
by consideration for the financial resources of the province.
4. The Assembly shall make provision for the establishment of a Provincial Police Service, which shall be empowered to maintain law and order in the Province and investigate crimes within its jurisdiction. The Provincial Police shall be responsible to the Provincial Governor.
5. There shall be a Provincial Prosecutor’s Office responsible for the prosecution of cases as investigated by the Provincial Police. The Provincial Prosecuting Officer shall be elected by popular vote, and shall not be a registered member of any political party.

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE Vlll
SECTIONS:
1. There shall be established a LOCAL ASSEMBLY in each of the Local Councils of the Region.
2. Provision of ARTICLE ONE and TWO in this Constitution as applied to the Parliament of the
Region, shall apply to the LOCAL ASSEMBLY except that the tenure of the Assembly shall be 3 years.

3. The Executive Power of the Local Council shall reside in the LOCAL ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN-IN-COUNCIL, who must be an elected member of the Assembly and vested with the power to appoint members of the local government. The size of the Local Government cabinet shall be determined by consideration of the financial resources of the local council. The electorate shall have a say in the remuneration of elected members of the Councils.
4. The Assembly shall make provision for the establishment of a Local Council Police Service, which
shall be empowered to maintain law and order in the Local Council, investigate crimes within its jurisdiction. The Council Police Service shall be responsible to the Local Assembly. There shall be Council Prosecutor’s Office responsible for the prosecution of cases as investigated by the Local Police Service. The Council Prosecutor shall be elected by popular vote in the Local Council and shall not be a registered member of any political party.
THE OODUA PERSON
ARTICLE lX
SECTION:
1. All persons either of whose parents or grandparents belong or belonged to a community indigenous
to Oodua land. All persons in the Diaspora, of African decent who claim Oduduwa/Yoruba ancestry, either through cultural affiliation or genealogical connection.

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Very structured layout. My only concern is the inclusion of some parts of Edo and Delta states. They are in the mid west/ss region, so let's leave them out the map.

Where is IPOD own naa

Remove Edo and Delta state, we want a homogeneous Yoruba speaking nation.

Please the constitution should clearly state that the region is independent of FG. FG cannot meddle in the affairs of the Region.

This is to prevent the kind of unholy and evil connivance and civilian coup d'etat by Balewa, Ahmadu Bello, Zik and Michael Okpara with active participation of Fani-Kayode, Akinjide, Fajemirokun etc to send Awo to prison over unsubstantiated claim.

Haha haha, you people are comedians, are you tried of @bokis ?.

Anyways, such country called Oovua abi na Oodua only exist on nairaland.

You must remain with your masters whether you like it or not.

if u people want oduduwa nation,u have to come out and fight,u can't sit in ur comfort room amd declare oduduwa republic

edochie12:
if u people want oduduwa nation,u have to come out and fight,u can't sit in ur comfort room amd declare oduduwa republic

sometimes to jaw jaw is better than war war. The fact we dont carry cutlasses here and there and not making hate speeches is not an act of coward.

Please your Oodua constitution should only have the six south western States for now..

If you're insulted now you will start crying to the mods right?

nototribalist:
See these slaves think they free from their Masters yet. Oduwawa or whatever you call yourself. Have Tinubu approved your leaving Nigeria?

ooduapathfinder:


www.ooduapathfinder.com

Buoda, good day to you. I went to the website I quoted and tried to 'become a member' but it did not show anything on the page. Maybe you could provide information on how to sign up or if there's an actual option for signing up.

E seun buoda mi, awon alaale a gbe wa.

Omofunaab2:
Please your Oodua constitution should only have the six south western States for now..

Buoda mi, I resonate with your thought here but I want to take it further that Edo should be set apart from the list.

Uncle ooduapathfinder

I doubt we have any land(s) in Edo. I am starting to dislike our seeming fixation on Edo -- we have nothing in common with them other than one of our ancestors going there to help fix their inept monarchy. After he left, the monarchy was hijacked and it is now an Edo thing. Outside our influence on the monarchy/art, we are different from the Edo peoples. I feel we should let them out of this abeg, they do not belong to us and we do not belong to them. Our bond had long been cut off by them with the creation of Mid-Western Region, please let us leave it at that.

edochie12:
if u people want oduduwa nation,u have to come out and fight,u can't sit in ur comfort room amd declare oduduwa republic

Did u know that an average Yoruba are educated and wise, they don't make unnecessary hate speech or making trouble everywhere

sunnysunny69:
sometimes to jaw jaw is better than war war. The fact we dont carry cutlasses here and there and not making hate speeches is not an act of coward.

Which move are you making for restructuring by your jaw jaw step

So why is everybody now shouting restructuring up and down but only on the page of newspapers and on net?

I'll believe The Yorubas truly want restructuring if massive rally can be held in Lagos, Ogun, or Ondo for restructuring.

Obaluf0n:


Buoda mi, I resonate with your thought here but I want to take it further that Edo should be set apart from the list.

Uncle ooduapathfinder

I doubt we have any land(s) in Edo. I am starting to dislike our seeming fixation on Edo -- we have nothing in common with them other than one of our ancestors going there to help fix their inept monarchy. After he left, the monarchy was hijacked and it is now an Edo thing. Outside our influence on the monarchy/art, we are different from the Edo peoples. I feel we should let them out of this abeg, they do not belong to us and we do not belong to them. Our bond had long been cut off by them with the creation of Mid-Western Region, please let us leave it at that.

I think the Op was referring to Akoko-edo.. Even at that, they should be the one to decide where they belong

Ooduapathfinder: unless your group wants to become jokers in the mould of iPob touts and miscreants who are notorious for stupidly lumping together uninterested and separate ethnicities in their agitation (in this case Edos and Deltans), then you had better remove Edo and Delta states from your document lest they start denouncing, abusing and accusing us via press releases abeg. Yorubas are not known to be land-grabbers or by-force-by-fire attache formers. We don't need that please.

And just like an earlier commenter stated, I am not feeling that 'Oduduwa republic' name at all (it's way too clumsy to pronounce, IMO). But I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get there.

ShangoThor:
My little contribution this afternoon.
I predict this topic in terms of implementation ought to be considered D.O.A.

Basic premise:
Not all sub-collectives relate to being descendants of Ooduduwa, however the common thread running through our collective existence is an affiliation with 'Ile-Ife' as the source.

Thus any idea of a republic ought to be called 'Ile-Ife' or Simply 'Ife' and not 'Ooduduwa' republic.

Now considering this is an idea that needs to be sold to all sub-communities underneath the context of a global or transcending umbrella identity, and it is not going to be IMPOSED, I suggest you do a little bit of consultation unless you are not taking the whole enterprise seriously and you intend to waste people's time.

Cheers

This makes no sense.

Not all sub-groups have links to Ile-Ife as well.

Why we all revolve around Oduduwa is for the socio-political and socio-cultural system that emerged during his time and as an after-effect after his time. These phenomema cut across every sub-group inclusive of those that have direct links to Ife, direck links to Oduduwa and the actual Yoruba. These phenomena are the reasons for our similarities in almost all facets and why our philosophical approaches to life is collective.

Apart from the Oduduwa king. There is/was Oduduwa the creator of earth in Yoruba creation storyand Oduduwa the female deity so the 'Oodua' could be the creator of earth in creation story for those toens that existed alongside Ife; it could mean the warrior king for those with ties to Ife; it could mean the female deity for those on the western fringes - Ketu & all.

Nonetheless, your idea of consultation with locals for an inclusive system is brilliant.

nototribalist:
See these slaves thinking they're free from their Masters yet. Oduwawa or whatever you call yourself. Have Tinubu approved your leaving Nigeria?

Look at the jealous hater jealous at the fact that Yoruba people continue to prove to be the ultimate thinkers. Don't get jealous, get better.

I like the whole idea but wtfook is Edo and Delta.

Deleeeeeeete!!!! That "Oduduwa" name sounds meh. But we can always come up with new names later anyway.

P. S: DAWN commission already has a proper, well-designed blueprint for Yorubaland should Nigeria break up. Agreed by all SW governors. So this one won't count much.

That's why I laugh at some of these red-cap thugs that think Yorubas aren't strategizing. Dummies!

We're still milking whatever is available in this Nigeria lol

When different Nationalities and Ethnic Groups live in the same country, it is imperative that they each let the others know what their special interests are, in order to make living with each other worthwhile. If all of them are to live in peace, they must each know what is of paramount concern to each and every Nationality. Given the fact that the Yoruba Nation also extend beyond Nigeria, she has the obligation to preserve her cultural heritage and way of life within Nigeria and elsewhere where she has a sizeable community.

I love this, and Yoruba will need to be implemented as the primary language of the country, especially in all political and economic affairs of the nation.

DRAFT OF THE OODUA REGION YORUBA CONSTITUTION

In order to secure the dual ends of good government for, as well as peaceable living among ourselves and between us and other Nationalities in Nigeria, we, the OODUA Yoruba people do commission and give consent to the following as the Constitution of the Yoruba Nation:

THE OODUA NATION
ARTICLE 1
SECTIONS:
1. YORUBALAND, existing as an AUTONOMOUS Nation [/b]in a UNION OF NIGERIAN CONSTITUENT [b]NATIONALITIES, shall be known and styled as “ODUDUWA REGION”.
2. The Central government of the Union shall have no power to interfere nor intervene in the affairs of the ODUDUWA REGION, save as shall be agreed to by three quarters of the members of the Region’s Parliament.
3. The land description of the Oodua Yoruba Nation corresponds to the present states of Ekiti, Eko, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and all Oodua lands in Kwara, Kogi, Edo and Delta States.
4. There shall be a Division of the Federal Armed Forces in the Region, 90% of which personnel shall be
indigenes of the Region. The Divisional commander shall be an indigene of Oduduwa Region.

There needs to be consistency in calling it the Oodua Nation, and not region. I see you using them interchangeably and I don't agree with that. If we're going towards the confederation route, it will be a confederation of nations.

EXECUTIVE OF THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE IV
SECTIONS:
1. A Head of State/Aare shall be elected for a period of 5 years of not more than 2 terms. The Aare shall not belong to any political party, and must not be less than 60 years. The Aare must be a person whose parents belong to a community indigenous to Oodua Nation. The Aare shall declare open the parliamentary Session, represent the Region on ceremonial matters, announce the dissolution of Parliament and all such matters.
2. The Aare shall be elected from an electoral college composed of selected leaders from the provinces. The provincial representative could be traditional rulers or statesmen and women.

3. Executive power at the Regional level shall reside in the Premier-in-Council (PM) elected for a period of 4 years. The leader of the majority party in parliament shall be PM and shall be vested with the
power to appoint Cabinet Ministers. The PM must be a person whose parents belong to a community indigenous to Oodua Nation.
4. The Parliament shall stand dissolved at the expiration of its 4-year term. In the event of a motion of no confidence passed on the government by not less than three-quarters of members of Parliament, the PM and the government shall resign forthwith. Thereafter, the Aare shall call on the leader of the
party which appears able to form a government that will enjoy majority support in Parliament to fulfil
the term of the current Parliament or new election held within 30 days of dissolution of Parliament.
5. The Council of Chiefs and Obas. There shall be a Regional House of Chiefs and a Traditional Council of Obas and Chiefs at the Provincial and Local Council levels.

I have a problem with a few things here. I see you trying to implement a combination of the American democratic system, and the UKs. But why would there be an Aare, along with a PM, at different election cycles? (5 yrs vs 4 yrs). Also, why would we use an electoral college system, when simple majority can suffice? I mention this because the electoral college system can sometimes be a glitch in the election process, as 2 US presidents in the last 20 yrs shouldn't have been president if it had not been for the electoral college, as they lost the raw majority (Trump and Bush Jr.). Lastly, I totally disagree with the notion that the Aare has to be over 60yrs old. It seems to be a figurehead position analogous to the Queen, but in the 21st century, where things progress fast and innovation moves quickly, having a symbolic figurehead with a mindset 30 to 40 years in the past (if they're elected at age 60), can have a detrimental effect on the advancement of the country.

I would either do away with the concept of an Aare altogether, or allow them to be a young person. Young or old, the Aare should be a sacred, symbolic, and unbiased figurehead that encapsulates the hearts and minds of the country of the time. That can be seen in either a younger or older person.

1. All persons either of whose parents or grandparents belong or belonged to a community indigenous
to Oodua land. All persons in the Diaspora, of African decent who claim Oduduwa/Yoruba ancestry, either through cultural affiliation or genealogical connection.

I love this, as we have a lot of Yoruba people in the Caribbean and in the diaspora. Sponsoring returnees as the jews do in isreal would be beneficial in relinking that lost connection.

Jetleeee:
I like the whole idea but wtfook is Edo and Delta.

Deleeeeeeete!!!! That "Oduduwa" name sounds meh. But we can always come up with new names later anyway.

P. S: DAWN commission already has a proper, well-designed blueprint for Yorubaland should Nigeria break up. Agreed by all SW governors. So this one won't count much.

That's why I laugh at some of these red-capped thugs that think Yorubas aren't strategizing. Dummies!

We're still milking whatever is available in this Nigeria lol

Lol truth! And the milk is tasting good thus far. But where can this DAWN commision document be found?

MrMaestro:


Lol truth! And the milk is tasting good thus far. But where can this DAWN commision document be found?

http://dawncommission.org/strategyRoadmap.php

Scroll down. There are 2 pdf documents there. I think it's the second one

ShangoThor:




Interesting post ...... however, rather than dismiss the crux of my contribution as not making any sense, perhaps you'd be able to enlighten us about the sub-groups that consider themselves as YORUBA that do not have any cultural ties with Ile-Ife in one way or another

I am keen to learn about this, and I will concede maturely if you make a good case. My argument is based on research I have personally done.

The bottom-line is we don't really have time to waste, and the idea has to be sold as opposed to being enforced.

Sir, I think I should define my context of what ties to Ile Ife means. For me, it means towns whose monarchy derive its legitimacy from Ife throne or towns whose throne was founded by an Ife person unconnected to Ife royal family. The former during coronation (originally) looks/ed to the Ooni for validation while the former does not but has a tie to a family compound in Ife.

1. Examples are the 8 original crowns in Yoruba land followed by towns like Ifewara, Ife Odan, Iwo to mention a few.

2. These are towns like Apomu, Iwo, Ejigbo, Ifon, Sagamu, 'Remo, Ijebu Ife, Awori and so on.

To answer your question, towns lacking these ties to Ife and are still Yoruba are Ikoyi (Osun & Lagos), Eko (Lagos island under Eleko), Ede, Osogbo, all towns in Oke Ogun, Ibadan, Ijebu, Egba, Ekiti, Ogbomoso, all Iresa towns and so on. These towns have no ties to Ile-Ife and they are either mostly off shoots/creations of other towns such as Ede being a military outpost of Oyo & in response Osogbo being a military outpost of Ijesa. Most of them have no original crowns or any coronation ceremony requiring inputs from Ife. Most have no ties to any family compound in Ile Ife -- apart from Maye an Ife man founding Ibadan who was killed by Oyo folks, Ibadan was usurped by diverse Oyo elements thereby blurring out any Ife connection.

I agree to your thoughts on the idea being sold than enforced sir.

ShangoThor:




I have to say this bit of your argument is redundant.
It's like saying the English standing alone, post devolution or separation by way of a constitutional mechanism after the Scots, Welsh, N.Irish and Cornish etc have left, should call themselves ALFRED.

Or out of SA another country should be carved out for the Zulu's called SHAKA! I think it's a lazy proposition and we can do a lot better. We are talking about the development of a modern technologically & economically advanced society based on meritocracy and Knowledge management (well that's) my idea. It should be all-inclusive and encompassing, and such an enterprise will be achievable.

You may neef to first understand that prior to Oduduwa the King or Abrahamic religion; the Yoruba had a creation story which revolved around a god Oduduwa that was seen as a bottom of the calabash while Obatala was the top of it, this deity was seen as a female, wife of Obatala, by western Yoruba while fpr the Eastern it is male, the husband but a common ground is that they were both on an errand of creation and became rivals. This precedes Oduduwa the human by far. Alfred & Shaka were humans, Oodua for Yorubs can be the creator deity or warrior king. It is fluid.

Edo and delta states should be deleted please!!! Dont ridicule us

Thank you all for your contributions. Of couse, this will have to be sold and NOT enforced. And this particular debate is very encouraging. As to Edo/Delta, some of them participated in the making of this Draft and actually insisted on being included. Having said that, it is a question they will have to address and answer, even as we are cognizant of their geo-political location. Any interested organization or individual can make their formal submissions to "editor@ooduapathfinder.com". These will form part of the preparations towards further steps.
So, sirs/mas, in the meantime, let the debate continue.
Editor.