The Secretary-General of the YCE, Chief Oladipo Oyewole, made this in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Ibadan.
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The YCE made this known through its Secretary-General, Dr. Kunle Olajide, on Thursday after its meeting in Ibadan, Oyo State
The group, an amalgamation of all sociocultural and self-determination groups in Yorubaland, had converged to discuss insecurity in the land, an event which they also want to use to celebrate the June 12 in the city
The position of the YCE was sequel to the pronouncement of the Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum and former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie, that Nigeria cannot survive without the North.
Describing the late statesman as a man with impeccable qualities, Kalu noted that his demise has created a big vacuum in Yorubaland
General Adebayo, aged 89, who was military governor of the old western state between 1966 and 1971, also served as President of the Yoruba Council of Elders
A condolence message signed by the Media Office of the former Vice President described the late Adebayo as a remarkable statesman who belonged to the last vestiges of Nigeria’s pioneering heroes
The Yoruba Council of Elders has said that the appearance of its National President, Brigadier General Adeyinka Adebayo (rtd), at…
Babatola, who is the Olora of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, according to a statement signed by Alhaji Liasu Olaseni, the Elerebi Olora; Ebun Obafemi, Chief Babatola’s first child; and Jadesola Babatola, and made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, “passed away in the early hours of Monday, 24th November in Ado Ekiti