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A Yoruba socio-political organisation, Think Yoruba First Group, has declared that the Yoruba people will not allow outsiders to dictate what happens in their land.


In a statement, the group’s Public Relations Officer, Ogbeni Oluwole Lewis, made this declaration in response to Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s reaction to the renaming of streets in Lagos.


’He said “We won’t outsource, lease or rent out our sovereignty and birthright to any settler colony, no matter how many statements or noise they make; this decision is non-negotiable!”

He stressed that Yoruba share no ancestral or historical links with Lagos and that the decision to rename streets is a matter for Yoruba to decide.

“The convention worldwide is for settlers to respect the host communities and their right to make decisions; whoever feels wronged by decisions taken by Yoruba in Yorubaland is constitutionally empowered and advised to relocate.”

The group warned that Yoruba reserve the right to give streets in their land any names they wish, and that migrants or settlers have no right to dictate such decisions.

He advised settlers to prepare for more changes in the weeks ahead, stating that the names of places must reflect the cultural ties of the locals.

“We are not obliged to even engage or debate such changes with settlers, the moment we start allowing outsiders to dictate such, it stops being Yorubaland.”

uzohrome:
Not an issue. Don't even over think it. Change any street to your forefathers name. Provided no ones property or land is touched in the process

immaculatesense:
The truth must be said no matter how bitter it tastes.
I can't come to your house as visitor and start deciding for you whether to watch Channels or Arise. Abi to watch ZeeWorld or Telemundo. Abi to Watch Premier League or La Liga...ko right now.
No Be Juju Be Dat?

T9ksy:
And what will you DO if anyones' properties is touched? Go to war?

uzohrome post=136180912:
Not an issue. Don't even over think it. Change any street to your forefathers name. Provided no ones property or land is touched in the process

jmoore:
Visitor? A Nigerian is a visitor in his own country?

Chai!!

No wonder Tinubu said he doesn't believe in one Nigeria.

FreeStuffsNG:
You know that you are not being truthful

If there's no visitor status, there wouldn't have been "oso Abiola " when Igbos flee Lagos en masse during our June 12, 1993 presidential election result annulment struggle on the assumption that it was all over for the Yoruba.

Yoruba fought valiantly to defend their land and overcame those who wanted to destroy Lagos and Yorubaland. Igbo returned later to meet a safer and prosperous Lagos.

Even till date, Igbo people know that they are on a visit and you always tell your people back home.

You will pack your bags and leave Yorubaland again, God forbid, anything untoward happens. Quit the hypocrisy.

jmoore:
Visitor? A Nigerian is a visitor in his own country?

Chai!!

No wonder Tinubu said he doesn't believe in one Nigeria.

Dalohad:
You have done commendably well and nobody is opposing the renaming of street to whatever or whoever. It is our Yorubaland..

The matter is now at rest.

You are free to bring it up again in 2027 for propaganda effect in order to favour Tinubu during elections..However it will fail. We right thinking Yorubas will voting out Baba Bulalar and Bulabadeens.

EvilMerodack:
Chidi, wanting all streets in SW to be named after Igbos doesn't make you a 'right thinking Yoruba person's

Nowhere in the book of logic does cultural preservation and territorialism makes one being 'wrong thinking '

You aren't more Yoruba than those who wanted something different. You aren't smarter than them either.

esnbrutality:
Exactly ooooo!!

All of them claim Lagos, till Sanwolu started deporting them back to OSUN and OYO

jmoore:
Visitor? A Nigerian is a visitor in his own country?

Chai!!

No wonder Tinubu said he doesn't believe in one Nigeria.

esnbrutality:
If this is NOT inferiority complex at its peak then tell me what is.

Just like the @lagospedia chap that was pushing same narrative on Twitter. These propagandist are the dregs of society that are pathetic in thinking and POverty drenched

Anyway, if they hear BIAFRA same people will be begging for UNITY.

Abeg change all the streets to Yoruba names. It remains Ozumba Mbadiwe in V.I. Change it to BOLA Ahmed TINUBU boulevard

Starter can't be the finisher...e too sure.

jmoore:
Visitor? A Nigerian is a visitor in his own country?

Chai!!

No wonder Tinubu said he doesn't believe in one Nigeria.

helinues:
When we are just taking the birds from the pocket.

They should wait for it

Bendeco02:
So, why are you tellung us?

Change the name na, is that an issue?

Abi you will also collect the land you sold as well?

As you guys evil wish on Igbos living in Ghana didn't work. The topic to trend now is changing of street name

You will keep lamenting

Shey tinubu will rule at maximum of 6 years and step down.