Punch News reports that Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has warned the Federal Government about its attempts to intimidate Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, over his recent petition regarding the Yoruba nation.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
On Saturday, Igboho submitted a comprehensive 25-page petition to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street, advocating for the recognition of a sovereign Yoruba nation.
In a statement personally signed by Igboho and released to The PUNCH on Wednesday, the activist criticized the Nigerian government’s reported summoning of Montgomery, calling it unnecessary and an attempt to exert pressure on the diplomat. He asserted that such actions would not impede the ongoing campaign for a Yoruba nation.
“The British government colonized Nigeria, and we are well within our rights to submit a petition to them regarding our demand for a sovereign Yoruba nation,” the statement read. “Nigeria gained independence on October 1, 1960, from the British government, but the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates in 1914 was a decision made by the British.”
Igboho emphasized that the Yoruba people have a constitutional right to demand secession a century after the amalgamation, referring to the union as a “marriage of inconvenience.” He explained, “The main reason we submitted our letter to the UK government is to have them serve as a witness before the United Nations whenever the issue of the Yoruba nation is brought up at an international level.”
He noted that the typical response time for such official letters is about two weeks, suggesting that Prime Minister Starmer might not have had the opportunity to review the petition yet.
However, Igboho reassured the Yoruba people that the intimidation tactics employed by the Nigerian government would not deter their movement. “We remain committed to peaceful, non-violent, and legitimate methods of ensuring the birth of a Yoruba nation. Our people should stay calm and resolute, confident in our collective struggle for emancipation so that we can harness our great potential in a vibrant Yoruba nation once it is created out of the current Nigerian contraption,” he stated.
Igboho further emphasized that the summoning of Montgomery in Abuja would not stop the campaign. He declared that he would continue to seek global support for the cause, stating, “We will continue to seek international backing and bring our agenda before the global community.”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
