The call was made by foremost Yoruba self-determination group, Yoruba Koya Liberation Movement (YKLM).
Yorubas have been called to support plans by Ilana Omo Oodua group to secure a country for people of the region.
The call was made by foremost Yoruba self-determination group, Yoruba Koya Liberation Movement (YKLM).
The group threw its weight behind Ìlànà Ọmọ Oódua and its leadership under Prof. Bánjí Akíntóyè as the bonafide body to coordinate the activities of other groups towards the actualization of the self-determination struggle of the Yoruba people.
This was contained in a press statement by the Director of Media and Communications of the organization, Comrade Oluwajuyitan Femi, on Tuesday.
Femi acknowledged the progress made by the self-determination group in pursuit of the liberation of Yoruba people from the alleged forced marriage that has, according to him, stagnated the country’s development since the amalgamation of the two different protectorates.
The group further called on all well-meaning Yoruba self-determination groups to publicly show their support for Ilana Omo Oodua in order to show unity of purpose and solidarity in these trying times.
“This statement is necessitated by the flippancy of some individuals who are trying to fly a new group as the umbrella body for all groups.
“The public is hereby enjoined to shun the overtures of such dealers masquerading as Yoruba nationalists in order to sustain and consolidate the progress made so far in this struggle for an independent Yoruba Nation,” the statement read.