Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, says
government’s failure to tackle insecurity and challenges affecting the economy
led to the clamour for secession.
Adams said this in Saturday at the fifth edition of the
‘Yoruba One Voice’ global conference, which held virtually.
In recent years, there have been calls by groups in the
south-east and south-west for secession amid Nigeria’s worst recession in three
decades and insecurity.
According to Adams, it is the right of every ethnic
nationality to seek justice, good governance and self-determination when it
becomes necessary.
“If Nigeria were good, none of us would have sought the exit
door from this country. We would have buried the cause of the struggle,” he
said,
“But the struggle for a Yoruba nation became more prominent
when it was obvious that Nigeria could not [address] the ravaging unrest and
economic downturn.
“When it was obvious that things had gone awry, and the
nation we always call ours had lost the battle to terrorists and bandits, and
the country has eventually lost its soul, I think those are the reasons we
started having agitations from the geo-political zones.
“In seeking self
determination, we are not ready to destroy the hard-earned glory and heritage
of our forefathers.
“There are many options that are better than the present
political arrangements. Without sounding immodest, it is obvious that majority
of the Yoruba, especially, those in the diaspora, are tired of this forced
marriage.
“Perhaps, those that are against our calls for
self-determination are either not seeing what we see or they are not feeling
the pain we feel because they are beneficiaries of the bad system that is
ravaged by huge debt, increasing spate of insecurity, killings, kidnapping,
raping, and undemocratic culture of our leaders.”
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