FOLLOWING the agitation for the restructuring of Nigerian polity, the Okun Development Association (ODA), umbrella socio-cultural group of the Yoruba in Kogi State, has set up a committee of eminent Okun sons and daughters to chart a new course for the Okun nation.

The committee, which is headed by the immediate past ODA President, Chief Emmanuel Otitoju, is to work out modalities that will lead to the people achieving their age long agitation to be carved out of the North Central zone and be reunited with Kith and Kins in the Southwest geo-political zone.

The decision was taken at the ODA National Executive Committee meeting which held in Kabba, Kogi State conveyed by ODA National President, Ambassador Babatunde Fadumiyo.

The ODA resolved among others that the Okun people would support any form of restructuring of the polity that would see the “Okun nation occupies its rightful place in the comity of nations”.

It was further resolved that “there is the urgent need to evolve a throw-back mechanism into the workings of the Okun people whereby genuine people’s needs, liberty, self-determination through national and global development, hard work, transparency and accountability which are veritable virtues associated with the Okun people are brought back and better refined; that there should be deliberate and concerted efforts at driving out the negative virtues of social marginalization, abject poverty, mutual distrust, tension, segregation, rancor and acrimony as these are negative virtues which impede the economic and political growth of Okun land”.

The group expressed appreciation to the administrations of President Muhammadu Buhari and Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello for considering Okun people to serve in key positions in the present dispensation.

Appraising the lingering political crisis in the state, the association resolved that it was a creation of factions within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, adding that in the interest of peaceful co-existence of all Kogi people, members of the ruling APC at the national level should as a matter of urgency intervene in the imbroglio between Bello and Senator Dino Melaye and create a veritable platform for an amicable resolution.

It condemned “vituperations, unsavory utterances and violent activities of some political office holders which are meant to drag the good name of Okun people into the mud. The executives believed that such unguided activities if not checked, could tarnish the most cherished culture of honesty, dedication, hard work characteristic of the Okun people.”

The communiqué of the meeting read in part, “That political office holders and other disgruntled elements within the Okun political, social and religious hemisphere should desist henceforth from negative act of using Okun people and its territory as a launch pad for political violence, acrimonious relationships and as a platform for disseminating official or unofficial falsehood under any guise; capricious wastage of human resources and the destruction of our age along cherished legacies which are capable of embarrassing the Okun nation.

“That following the clarion call for the restructuring of Nigeria as a whole, a committee comprising eminent Okun sons and daughters be set up with Chief E.O. Otitoju (MFR) as the chairman. That the committee should among its oversight functions Chart New Course for the Okun nation so as to allow the Okun nation occupy its rightful place in the Comity of Nations, especially along with its Kith and Kins in the South-West.”

Eastfield1:
they have started their media propaganda

Markfemi2:


Receive sense IJN

realjoker:
Bros calm u nerve down about your follies, if you don't know before, let me let you know, you are towing the path of liepod yoots who are source of shames to other sensible Igbos.


The Yoruba in Kogi and Kwara states knows where they belong to. All the various minorities tribes across the North Central, Kebbi, Kaduna, Taraba, Gombe knows where they belongs to, so stop giving yourself sleepless nights upon matters that is beyond your own doing.

SuperS1Panther:
No dot of our ancestors' soil will be ceded to the North.

From Kabba to Epe, Jebba to Ese Odo, and Saki to Ore -- all will be excised into our region or nation.

Markfemi2:


I will just take you for what you call yourself
Mr JOKER

Deedeedee3:
We dont want restructuring anymore but total disintgration. The okuns and Yorubas in Kwara state will have a referendum if they want to live with the north or join us in Oodua republic. It is their choice. Some might agree while some might not. There are some many injustice in Nigeria.
Oodua a gbe wa ooo!

M3Guy:
all mouth, no action...

SuperS1Panther:


For your warped mind.

aolawale025:
Those are the issues a proper restructuring would address. An okun is ethnically yoruba but he is classified as a northerner. So he's neither here nor there in terms of benefits.

Deedeedee3:
We dont want restructuring anymore but total disintgration. The [okuns and Yorubas in Kwara state will have a referendum if they want to live with the north or join us in Oodua republic. It is their choice. Some might agree while some might not. There are some many injustice in Nigeria.
Oodua a gbe wa ooo!

SuperS1Panther:
No dot of our ancestors' soil will be ceded to the North.

From Kabba to Epe, Jebba to Ese Odo, and Saki to Ore -- all will be excised into our region or nation.

Deedeedee3:
We dont want restructuring anymore but total disintgration. The okuns and Yorubas in Kwara state will have a referendum if they want to live with the north or join us in Oodua republic. It is their choice. Some might agree while some might not. There are some many injustice in Nigeria.
Oodua a gbe wa ooo!

nototribalist:
Nnamdi kanu is truly a blessing and a leader. See what he has caused in Nigeria.

Afonjas it's either restructuring or break-up choose one.

nototribalist:
Nnamdi kanu is truly a blessing and a leader. See what he has caused in Nigeria.

Afonjas it's either restructuring or break-up choose one.

ZZ22:
Total disintegration? What have Yorubas done to send their message. All mouth without action people. You lots should just be thankful to Nnamdi Kanu for giving you voice

Eastfield1:

what of illorin

M3Guy:
lolz...keyboard warriors
Be waiting for biafrans to clear road for u people b4 u make move.Wonder why u guys are scared of abokiss

Newmanluckyman:
...sorry to burst your bubble. There are no yourbas outside SW as there are no igbos in SS. What's sauce for the geese is sauce to the gander. Deal with it!