{"id":39593,"date":"2021-03-22T18:21:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T18:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=39593"},"modified":"2021-03-22T16:14:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T16:14:10","slug":"oduduwa-republic-dont-drag-yoruba-into-war-bamgbose-warns-agitators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/oduduwa-republic-dont-drag-yoruba-into-war-bamgbose-warns-agitators","title":{"rendered":"Oduduwa Republic: Don\u2019t drag Yoruba into war \u2013 Bamgbose warns agitators"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, has warned those agitating for Oduduwa Republic not to drag Yoruba race into unprofitable war.<\/p>\n

He also cautioned the Yorubas not to allow any individual or group to drag them into war or disrepute, adding that the quest for Oduduwa Republic should be jettisoned.<\/p>\n

The senior lawyer noted that this agitation, which according to him, is worrisome, is obviously due to the insecurity in the country and President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s failure to address it headlong.<\/p>\n

Bamgbose said he will never support any form of secession, and seriously warned those agitating for Oduduwa Republic to perish the idea, \u201cbecause it won\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLate Chief Obafemi Awolowo was thrice a major contender for the highest office in Nigeria, he failed, but at no time, in his lifetime, did he advocate for Oduduwa Republic. When he lost in 1983, he still never advocated secretly or publicly any form of secession,\u201d Bamgbose said in a chat with DAILY POST on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wonder what the agitators know about Nigeria, that Awolowo never knew. What have the agitators experienced that Awolowo never experienced? He was unlawfully jailed, humiliated, deprived, but he never in any way tampered with the unity of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne will want to know how old these agitators were in 1960? How old were they in 1967 when the civil war broke out? Many of them were not even born by then. Are the agitators claiming to be more informed that late Chief Obafemi Awolowo?<\/p>\n

\u201cYoruba race should not be dragged into unprofitable war. Our people use to say, \u2018Ori bibe ko ni ogun ori fifo, (the solution to headache is not to behead yourself) Our unity is sacrosanct, it is never negotiable.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone or group advocating for Oduduwa Republic doesn\u2019tdoesnt really understand the dynamics of Yoruba race. My Presidential ambition will never make me not to speak the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud to be a Nigerian. I\u2019ve always told my supporters that I am determined to be the next President of Nigeria, but I\u2019m never desperate. There are options to advocating for Oduduwa Republic. I want to urge all Yorubas never to support any form of secession.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an ill wind which will blow no one any good. We should not allow anyone to drag us into war or disrepute. The quest for Oduduwa Republic should be jettisoned.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must not allow the labour of our heroes past to go down the drain. Nigeria is better as one entity no matter our challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should not allow our present challenges to destroy our future. We have a very bright future as a united nation. We should rather concentrate on ensuring that a highly detribalised person takes over from Buhari come 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, has warned those agitating for Oduduwa Republic not to drag Yoruba race into unprofitable war. 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