Yoruba Leaders Calling For Break Up Of Nigeria Acting Against Awolowo's Ideal, Says Former Minister

 A former Minister of Transportation, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has said those calling for the break-up of Nigeria are working against the principles of the late Yoruba leader, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

On Wednesday, the President-General of the Yoruba World Congress, Professor Banji Akintoye, announced that the democracy of over 55 million Yoruba people in the South-West would be achieved by making the Yoruba people autonomous sovereign Yoruba nation without violating the law of Nigeria or spilling blood.

Ex Minister of Transportation, Chief Ebenezer Babatope

The retired Don said, "We're saying that we're going to have a Yoruba country,". The Yoruba World Congress is dedicated to helping the Yoruba nation protect its place within the commonwealth of nations.

But Babatope described the decision as premature for the Oduduwa Republic.

"Speaking to Vanguard, he said," Such people, including Professor Banji Akintoye, know that if Baba Awolowo were alive, the Nigerian hack would never be involved. All.All we would like may be a proper definition of the federalism we operate.

“Those that are calling for restructuring are right. Calling for Oduduwa Republic is premature. We haven’t gotten thereto stage. once we get thereto stage, all folks in Nigeria will agree.

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“If we are getting to have an Oduduwa republic, it'll come from the weather who don’t want proper federation.” 

Also, a former envoy to Philippine, Ambassador Yemi Farounmbi, described the decision for Oduduwa Republic as a call for participation to chaos.

"He said," First, citizens have to comply with the Republic of Oduduwa. meaning they need to have had a referendum or something similar. i'm not aware that this has been done. i'm not aware if anyone was given the mandate to demand such.

“I am conscious of people clamouring for the restructuring of Nigeria, but not the disintegration of Nigeria for the emergence of Oduduwa Republic. i'm not aware that anybody has been authorised to demand an action that would cause the massacre of our youths.

“I am not aware that anybody has been authorised to form a choice that would cause “python dance” in Yorubaland. it's not a sensitive thing for a pacesetter to try to to .

“What people are saying is for us to travel back to a structured Nigeria where power was decentralised. If we will do this , maybe we might minimise the agitation for the disintegration of Nigeria.’’