Adams said: “I remain convinced that reasons for the protest is sacrosanct and important to the success of the general elections, but I feel there is need for me to clear the air on some areas where some mischiefmakers have tried to distort
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The basis of their demand, they said were the perceived irregularities in the commission in the build up to the 2015 general elections scheduled for March 28 and April 11
Otunba Gani Adams, the convener of the Olokun Festival Foundation, while addressing the media, reeled out the activities to mark the 2015 edition of the programme
It had in attendance Nigeria’s Ambassador to France, Hakeem Olawale, who was represented by the Head of Chancery, Olumide Olowo; the Zaki of Arigidi, Oba Yisa Olanipekun; Captain Olatokunbo Adesina; Akogun Banji Ojo; Chief Yomi George Giwa; Staff of Nigeria High Commission in France; the Europe Coordinator of OPU; and all OPU Coordinators in Europe and Great Britain
At Tuesday’s sitting, the delegates opted to abide by the decision of the ’49 elders’ that 70 per cent of delegates sitting and voting should be used to determine any issue delegates failed to reach a consensus on
Adams told newsmen in Lagos on Thursday that though the Yoruba race was willing to stay within the Nigerian project and nation, it would not do so as a result of threat from any other race
In a statement signed by the National Coordinator of the OPC, Otunba Gani Adams, the body said it remains convinced that the conference would be a major means of moving the nation forward
The action was recorded and put on the social media
For instance, the conference would avail all the component units that make up Nigeria to state its own case, why they are angry, their demands and how to actualize the dreams of our founding fathers
Speaking in his keynote address, Otunba Adams said: “The formation of the OPU is significant in two ways: First, it will serve as a platform for all Yoruba sons and daughters in the UK to contribute their own quotas to the development of our fatherland. In others words, from today, the Yoruba people all over the world will hope to tap from the abundance human resources available in all of you, hoping that you would collectively rise in defence of any member who faces injustice or needs assistance of any form
Babajide and Comrade Akeem Ologunro, said Fasehun’s decision to cast aspersion on him (Adams) in an interview, was an indication that he had chosen to thread the path of perfidy
Fasehun’s camp kicked against recent statements made in several print and broadcast media by Opadokun and Adams, who have derided Fasehun for campaigning for the release of Al-Mustapha