The inaugural conference of The Yoruba Initiative, a nascent pan-Yoruba pressure group, will hold in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on October 27, 2016 from 11am.
After weeks of brainstorming at repositioning the Yoruba race, the conference, made up of pioneering members, will come up at the Syndicate Room of Premier Hotel, Ibadan Oyo State.
A statement by Folu Olamiti of the TYI Media Group, said the meeting will attract Yoruba descent from Nigeria and those in the diaspora.
The non-partisan, non-religious group is to lend a hand in preserving the Yoruba heritage, promote Yoruba civilization worldwide, encourage unity of purpose among other Yoruba groups on issues that can bring empowerment and social security and ensure good governance in states of interest.
The group noted that the Yorubas are socially advanced, unified and recognised in their contributions to world civilization, and hence would strive from time to time to sustain the good legacies of the people in economy and social settings.
The vision of the group is to have “a unified people of Yoruba descent corporately contributing to the advancement of global civilization”.
TYI’s headquarters is in Ibadan.
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