Yoruba Leaders of Thought (Egbe Ilosiwaju Yoruba) has appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, to end the schism, the fallout of which has taken over the airwaves, print media and internet in the past few days.
In a statement yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, by the National Secretary, Bayo Aina, on behalf of the National Leader, Prince Tajudeen Olusi, the group noted with pain the damage the current distraction characterised by the digging up of centuries old accounts to ridicule or lionise one party or the other, was causing the Yoruba globally.
The statement said: ‘’Rather than using such narratives for the purpose of forging unity and a sense of pride among our people, narratives that can help us in fulfilling our manifest destiny as a leading group among the black race, historical narratives have been weaponised into a tool to promote discord and resentment.
‘’We are distraught that at a time when every hand should be on deck to support and ensure unquestionable success of one of the most illustrious Yoruba leaders and sons, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, some of our foremost leaders at various levels are more or less fuelling this fire, which appeared to have started from Ile Osanyin as it were.
