Former Nigerian Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, Wednesday, said the time was right for the Yoruba to demand the breakup of Nigeria and creation of Oduduwa Republic.
In a series of tweets, the former Minister stressed that people of the South West could no longer be part of Nigeria due to the current killings allegedly being perpetrated by armed herdsmen and because President Muhammadu Buhari opposes restructuring.
He tweeted: “Any Fulani man that refuses to openly and unequivocally condemn the slaughter, ethnic cleansing and mass murder of Middle Belters, southerners and other Nigerians by Fulani herdsmen is no friend of mine. As a matter of fact such a person is a mortal enemy.
“Thank God that I am Yoruba. I was born Yoruba and I will die Yoruba. ‘Omo karo jire ni mi!’ And with the way things are going in Nigeria, I think that it is about time for the Yoruba to exercise their right of self-determination and consider the establishment of Oduduwa Republic.
“We cannot remain in a country where the President encourages and supports mass murder, genocide, and ethnic cleansing, where he says “no” to restructuring and where the life of a cow is worth more than the life of a human being. There is no fellowship between light and darkness!”