Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.SAN, on Friday stated that agitators for Oodua nation in the Southwest will fail.
Akeredolu, who is also the Chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum, stated this during the launching of Emblem Appeal to flag off the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebrations in Akure.
According to him, the call for Oodua nation will not succeed as many lives have been laid down for the unity of the country.
He assured that the Southwest states would not allow any agitation that will scuttle the sacrifices of the nation’s heroes.
Akeredolu, who emphasized that the country is too vital to him and his administration, stated that no sit-in order will be accepted in any Southwest state.
He said: “Those clamouring for Oodua nation will not succeed. People have not laid down their lives for this country for unscrupulous individuals to scuttle it. This country is very important to some of us.
“We recognize the right of the people to protest or agitate. But if the police feel your actions are treasonable, they will arrest and prosecute you.
“It is not at this stage in the history of this country that we will repeat IPOB in Yoruba land. Opportunity beacons at us. We cannot afford to throw away that opportunity.
“We must work to ensure that there is power shift. The opportunity for presidency to come to the south, especially the Southwest, is around the corner.
“We will not sit down and support anyone clamouring for Oodua nation. We will not support it. We have fought for this with everything we had. Nigeria will be good.
“The security agencies will checkmate these unscrupulous enemies embarking on such frivolous activities.
“We have responsibilities now to soberly reflect on the plight of those who have laid down their lives and those who are still laying down their lives for the unity and peace of this country.”
