The Oodua Action Movement (OAM), has urged the Federal Government to commence a process for an autonomous Yoruba nation, as a federating unit in the country.
Addressing newsmen in Abeokuta, over the weekend, the Global Coordinator of the group, Mr Demola Edward, said the group would not hesitate to actualise an autonomous self-determining and self-governing nation for the Yoruba region if their request is not granted by the Federal Government.
Edward submitted that the ‘unitary structure’ of the country, had caused the country from. growing economically, politically, socially among other things.
He said the group which has over 2,000 members in more than 20 countries, would be willing to work with the federal government to achieve their desire with peace and due respect to other ethnic units within in the country.
“The coordinator said: “We demand President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately begin the process for an autonomous Yoruba nation as a federating unit in Nigeria, as granted the southwest region before and after independence in 1960. Should the Nigerian government fails to grant our request, we reserve the right to actualise an autonomous, self-governing and self-determining nation for the Yoruba region.
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