The Aare Ona Kakanfo, Iba Gani Adams says a referendum remains the only way the clamour for Oduduwa Republic by the Yoruba nation will be achieved without bloodshed.
According to him, the demand for Oduduwa Republic is being fuelled by Yoruba people resident abroad and backed by those resident in country.
Gani Adams said that only the immediate restructuring of the federation would assuage the clamour for breakup of the country.
The Yoruba generalissimo added that insecurity and other failings of the Nigerian nation necessitated the demand for secession.
“This is one of the reasons why people are asking for Oduduwa Republic. Our people in diaspora see a lot of things that we that are in the country don’t see, and these are people that are highly exposed and know whatever is happening in the global community, and this is why they are asking for a separate nation, and I also agree with them.
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“We can have our Oduduwa Republic in a peaceful way through a referendum. Nigerians from the different zones will cast their votes and decide whether they want Nigeria to remain as one or not.
“I agree with the Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum who said recently that we could break up Nigeria without war.
“With the way Nigeria is going, we can’t move forward. The level of corruption is getting higher everyday. The level of injustice is also on the high side. Nepotism is also on the increase with one section of the country being favoured over others.
“Look at the recent recruitment in DSS where about 85 per cent of the slot given to the North while less than 15 per cent was allocated to the South.
“This government has been a government of a certain section, and that’s not in the best interest of the country.
“It is against the spirit of true federalism. Nigeria’s federalism is a mockery, and this is why we have been agitating for restructuring for over 29 years, and if they are not ready for that then we should prepare to go our separate ways,” Gani Adams told Saturday Sun.