Some prominent Southwest leaders met behind closed doors yesterday at the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi over the state of the nation.
They Reportedly discussed the arrest of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho).
According to THE NATION,the meeting had in attendance, about 30 persons, including Senator Abiodun Olujimi; Akin Osuntoun, a former political adviser to ex-President Obasanjo Obasanjo and a former Peoples Democratic Party Governor candidate for Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje.
Deputy Chairman, Oyo State Council of Obas, Oba Francis Alao confirmed the meeting.
Alao, who is the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, explained that the meeting was originally convened to discuss national developments but had to delve into Igboho’s arrest,
He said: “The essence of our meeting is a call by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi that we need to come back to our roots and do things the way we use to do it successfully.
“A lot of things have gone wrong in the last few years in this country, politically, economically, socially, and we want to put things in the right perspective, that is the essence of this meeting. “Coincidentally, Sunday Igboho was part of what was discussed. We did not ignore the issue but it was not the main issue we discussed.
“We need to be at the forefront of what is happening in this country? We are going to make wider consultations whereby individuals, groups, and others will be carried along to put things in the right direction.
“ We cut across the Southwest states at the meeting. We are going to make wider consultations with monarchs. It is time for us to get it right..”
A former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, and erstwhile National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), Prof. Lai Olorode, also spoke on Igboho’s arrest yesterday.
Am sorry to say, and apology to all deserved, this is not a progress about southwest but a political meeting, where is the likes of Asiwaju Tinubu, at least he should be counted among leaders in the southwest. Let us not deceive the yorubas, this is a political sitting. Thank u
I am highly disapointed in the way people think and reason,if a meeting is called or held with some notables missing does not mean they were not carried along but may be considered unnecessary or could cause cassatrophy at the moment please don’t let us discourage people doing good job especially on Yoruba agenda
Tinubu should be left alone now if we really want him to be president because whatever his allies today could be misinterpreted by the hausas let’s leave those who are not aspiring for any political ambition continue dialouging with the government and leave Asiwaju out of this problem