…..Chides FG over summoning of British
Caption:Sunday Adeyemo aka Igboho at a rally
Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has declared that no amount of intimidation will stop the groups clamour for a Yoruba Nation.
He Spoke just as he expressed his dissatisfaction to the reported summoning of British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, over his recent petition.
Igboho, in a statement he personally signed and sighted by The Eagle Online on Wednesday, described the summoning of Montgomery by the Nigerian government as unnecessary, labelling it an attempt to pressure the diplomat.
He however cautioned the Federal Government against intimidating the British High Commissioner to Nigeria over his recent petition, insisting that such moves would not derail the ongoing push for a Yoruba nation.
The statement read, “The British government colonized Nigeria, and we are well within our rights to submit a petition to them regarding our demand for a sovereign Yoruba nation.
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“Nigeria gained independence on October 1, 1960, from the British government, but the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates in 1914 was a decision made by the British.”
Igboho argued that Yoruba people have a constitutional right to demand secession 100 years after the amalgamation, calling the union a “marriage of inconvenience.”
“The main reason we submitted our letter to the UK government is to have them serve as a witness before the United Nations whenever the issue of the Yoruba nation is brought up at an international level,” the statement continued.
He added that the standard response time for such official letters is around two weeks, suggesting that Prime Minister Starmer might not have even read the petition yet.
However, Igboho reassured the Yoruba people that the intimidation tactics of the Nigerian government would not deter the movement.
The statement added, “We remain committed to peaceful, non-violent, and legitimate methods of ensuring the birth of a Yoruba nation.
“Our people should stay calm and resolute, confident in our collective struggle for emancipation so that we can harness our great potential in a vibrant Yoruba nation once it is created out of the current Nigerian contraption.”
Igboho emphasised that the summoning of Montgomery in Abuja would not halt the campaign, adding that he would not hesitate to rally global support for the cause.
“We will continue to seek international backing and bring our agenda before the global community,” the statement concluded.
Igboho had, on Saturday, submitted a 25-page petition to the office of UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, at 10 Downing Street, London, pushing for the recognition of a sovereign Yoruba nation.
The Eagle Online reported that the federal government, on Tuesday, clarified that the petition by Sunday Igboho advocating for the UK to consider the ‘Yoruba Nation’ Agitation was not endorsed by the UK government.
Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made this known in a statement in Abuja.
“Following media reports on the petition submitted at No. 10 Downing Street by Mr Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, the British High Commissioner in Abuja was invited to shed light on the issue.
“During the meeting, the High Commissioner noted with concern that the matter was overblown, indicating that the media reports were highly misleading.
“Furthermore, the High Commissioner informed that he was aware of the letter being delivered but added that it was merely an established practice of allowing the delivery of letters and petitions to No 10.
“It was not endorsed by any agency of the UK government nor the UK Parliamentary Petitions Committee.
“The UK government typically does not concern itself with petitions concerning the sovereign affairs of another country,” Abu-Obe said.
He quoted the high commissioner to have informed that such petitions had been rejected by the UK Parliamentary Petitions Committee and the UK Government in the past.
He further agreed to continue liaising with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as needed, while reiterating the importance of the bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Nigeria.
