Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has submitted a petition to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, urging the UK government to consider the secessionist movement in Nigeria.
The Yoruba Nation movement, which seeks to establish a new country for the indigenous Yoruba people, revealed that the contents of the petition are confidential. However, insiders have indicated that the petition centers on the Yoruba Nation's agitation for independence from Nigeria.
The submission, which took place on Saturday, was made on behalf of Professor Adebanji Akintoye, the leader of the Yoruba Nation movement. Other notable figures who accompanied Igboho included Prophet Ologunoluwa, Diaspora Youth Leader; Fatai Ogunribido, Vice President of Ifeladun Apapo; Alhaja Adeyeye, General Secretary of Yoruba World Media; and Paul Odebiyi, a member of the Yoruba Nation Movement.
Reports suggest that the movement is seeking the immediate intervention of the UK prime minister and his government to support their cause for an independent Yoruba nation.
Professor Banji Akintoye, a Yoruba historian and a prominent figure in the struggle for Yoruba independence, had previously accused the Nigerian government of attempting to coerce Sunday Igboho into abandoning his secessionist efforts.
This development marks another significant move in the ongoing agitation for the creation of the Yoruba Nation, as the movement continues to gather support both within Nigeria and across the diaspora.
