Oduduwa Himself Won’t Want Nigeria To Split- NANS Protests Against Yoruba nation
The Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Damilola Simeon, has shot down agendas of secessionists to create a Yoruba nation.
According to him, Oduduwa himself won’t want Nigeria to split let alone seek for the entire breaking up of the states according to the tribes. He spoke in an interview with Daily Post where he called for unity among the Yoruba people.
In his words: “NANS does not do with one tribe or the other. Whether you’re Yoruba, Hausa or Igbo, I believe we are all Nigerians. Fulanis are all Nigerians. I will never be party to secession and I will never subscribe to the idea of Nigeria being disunited, neither will I support tribes going their separate ways.”
“Instead of thinking of secession, I will advise that everyone should go back to the drawing tables; let’s come together and look at ways of restructuring this nation. Secession is not the way to go, restructuring is what we need.
“If our leaders can be candid enough as we all go back to the drawing board and think of ways of restructuring this nation, I think most of the problems we are having in this nation will become a thing of the past.
“Secession would never come in an easy way, it might lead to tribal or civil war. At the end of the day, lives, property and a lot of things will be lost; a lot of havoc and hazard will happen to the nation and that would draw us back.
“I am not subscribing to the advent of Yoruba nation. Though I am a Yoruba boy and an offspring of Oduduwa, but I know Oduduwa himself would not want Nigeria to split; because all that it will bring is problems and bloodshed. It won’t come easy. So, I implore our leaders across all geopolitical zones to all try and be candid with us in this nation.
“Some people are somewhere enjoying the ‘dismay’ we are suffering in this country. As things are falling apart, some people are cashing out, and we must put them to shame. I want to beg all Nigerians, let’s start thinking of restructuring instead of secession,”
Source; Ngnews247.com