Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, commonly known as Sunday Igboho, has formally submitted a petition to the UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, advocating for the creation of a Yoruba nation.
According to reports, Igboho submitted the petition on behalf of Professor Adebanji Akintoye, the leader of the Yoruba Nation movement.
The petition calls for the immediate intervention of the UK government in the group’s quest to establish a country predominantly for the Yoruba people. The movement seeks to gain international support for their agitation and bring attention to their cause on the global stage.
The development was disclosed by Igboho’s spokesman, Koiki, via his X page on Sunday.
He wrote: “At exactly 14:00 hrs Dr. Chief Sunday Igboho delivered a petition to the UK Prime Minister on behalf of Prof. Adebanji Akintoye, leader of the YORUBA NATION movement, and Olayomi Koiki, his spokesman @10DowningStreet.”
Igboho has been at the forefront of the actualization of a Yoruba nation.
Recall that Akintoye had accused the Nigerian government of trying to cajole Igboho into withdrawing from the agitations.
The octogenarian said during the agitator’s travails in the Benin Republic, a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), had used his influence as an envoy to sneak a paper to Igboho in prison promising him billions of naira if only he would renounce his agitations for a Yoruba nation.
He, however, said Igboho refused to sign the paper, which was later taken away by Buratai.
