Yoruba Nation Movement Seeks UK Intervention in Bid for Independence
In a significant development, Sunday Adeyemo, a renowned freedom fighter, has submitted a petition to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, to consider the creation of a Yoruba nation. The petition was submitted on behalf of Prof. Adebanji Akintoye, the leader of the Yoruba Nation movement.
According to Igboho’s spokesman, Koiki, the petition was delivered to the Prime Minister’s office at 10 Downing Street, in a move aimed at sparking international attention and support for the Yoruba nation cause. The movement is seeking the immediate intervention of the UK Prime Minister and his government in their agitation to set up a country that will be predominantly owned by indigenous Yoruba people.
The move is not new, as Akintoye had earlier accused the Nigerian government of trying to cajole Igboho into withdrawing from the agitations. He revealed that during his time in prison in Benin Republic, a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), attempted to woo Igboho with a hefty sum of billions of naira if he would renounce his fight for a Yoruba nation. However, Igboho refused to sign the paper, which was later taken away by Buratai.
Akintoye further alleged that Buratai promised Igboho that he should say he had renounced the Yoruba Nation struggle, that he didn’t want the Yoruba Nation struggle anymore, and that he had opted out of it. Igboho, however, remained committed to the cause, and the Yoruba Nation movement is now seeking international support to actualize their dream of self-determination.
The development has enormous implications for the future of the Yoruba people and the Nigerian nation as a whole. As the world watches with bated breath, only time will tell if the Yoruba Nation movement will achieve its goal of self-determination.
