Esther Odediran
Presidency Sends Message to Igboho and others. There have been several agitations about Yoruba nation headed by Igboho to which the Presidency has given response. Various citizens have expressed fear toward this movement and the President has tried to ease off the tension.
Some agitators have been calling for independence to begin a new and separate nation of which most leaders see as unnecessary.
Most people in the South-West are scared of another war since Igboho and others started this movement. However, the presidency has given an assurance to Nigerians.
On Monday, March 29th Lauretta Onochie (Presidential Media aide) posted on her Tweet reassuring Citizens that the country will not suffer division or go through another Civil war under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch.
The fact that President Muhammed Buhari is a veteran of the 1967-1970 civil war, Onochie asserted the nation’s number one citizen will not allow a repeat of such a horrible experience. Presidency sends message to Igboho through his aide.
President @MBuhari, a veteran of the Nigerian civil war (1967-1970) has reassured Nigerians that there’ll be no civil war nor break up of our nation under his watch
So can Igboho and others with nuisance values now go home. Nigeria is stronger than their sponsors. We’re stronger together.
Even the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) had distanced itself from the secessionist call being championed by Igboho. Most Yoruba leaders also say the movement does not represent Yoruba people.
Kunle Olajide, the secretary-general of the YCE said Igboho does not represent the Yoruba people in his call for secession.
Olajide also said Nigeria would be stronger if it remained as a unit. He added that the Yoruba people had invested so much in Nigeria’s formation and unity, and it would be unwise for them to seek secession.
Kunle Olajide debunked Igboho’s claim that Yoruba monarchs and elders supported him because there was no platform this agreement was made.
