By Abdullahi Mukhtar Algasgaini
The leader of the Yoruba Self-Determination Group, Professor Banji Akintoye, has reiterated that the group will not back down from its pursuit of creating the Yoruba nation.
According to Akintoye, around 60 million Yoruba people, including those residing at home and abroad, support his cause for establishing the Yoruba nation as an independent country.
“We will not retreat. We must leave Nigeria, or our country will face serious problems.
“Don’t you hear our voices in the streets? The Yoruba nation is moving forward. There is no turning back.
“We are referring to the Yoruba people in Nigeria, who number about 55 to 60 million. We want to establish our own country. Nigeria will cease to exist if we establish our own nation. But if others want to continue to remain as Nigeria, that is fine,” he added.