A former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja has called for restraint on the rising clamour for Yoruba Nation by some groups.
Ladoja said such move should be avoided because it is a “needless war and there must be understanding to prevent the situation from degenerating into anarchy”.
According to him, persons only know the beginning of war and many people don’t know the end, saying some of the agitators for Yoruba Nation don’t even know what it means.
Addressing journalists after observing the Thursday Eid prayers to mark the end of Ramadan fast held at the University of Ibadan Prayer Ground, he said “nobody knows how the war in Syria started and it takes years.
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They have to take it easy. There will be the time God will give us good leaders, and there will also be the time God will give us leaders that are not as good. If we want to go because of our challenges, we may need to sit down and talk things out.
At praying ground were Senator Teslim Folarin (Oyo Central) and Dapo LamAdeshina, a former House of Representatives member; scholars and members of the UI Muslim Community.
According to Ladoja, when people are agitating, who says those in the North are not planning to go too? But let’s assume that people in the South are talking too much, while people in the North are acting too much.”
Also, Fatai Buhari, a senator representing Oyo North, called for a national re-orientation as a measure in tackling insecurity.
