Grant Us Regionalism or Nothing, Says Yoruba National Conference delegates Lists conditions for a united Nigeria Gboyega Akinsanmi Midway into the on-going National Conference, the Yoruba yesterday made a stronger demand for regional autonomy, which it said, was the minimum condition for remaining in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The ethnic group, which basically comprises six states in the South-west geopolitical zone, expressed strong will “to exercise its right of self-determination on and up to the right to secede if its demand for regional autonomy is not granted.” The demands were made at a joint news conference the leadership of the Yoruba Assembly, Afenifere Renewal Group, O’dua Foundation, O’dua Nationalist Coalition, Afenifere Youth Forum, Atayese, Agbekoya Reformed Society and Coalition for O’dua Self- determination Group among others addressed at Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota. The news conference with the theme: “Regional Autonomy... or Nothing”, was ad
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