The Aare Ona Kankanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has said he can roll out one million people to deliver the Yoruba region from herdsmen invasion.
Adams was speaking at the presentation of the Yoruba translation of his autobiography titled ‘Awo’ by Alaroye, an event held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, to revisit the legacies of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
The event attracted prominent Yoruba leaders including the Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, represented by his deputy, Alhaji Rauf Olaniyan; Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji; Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi; Onimeko of Imeko, Oba Benjamin Alabi; Chief Ayo Adebabjo; Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Dr Gani Adams; Ambassador Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosumu and Mr Yinka Odumakin, among others.
In his contribution, Adebanjo accused South-West governors, except Governor Makinde, of paying lip service to the issue of insecurity for fear of not offending a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Bola Tinubu.
Commenting on the nation’s security woos, Alaafin said, “At the national level today, we have unprecedented state of insecurity culminated by kidnapping, Fulani herdsmen harassment and all sorts of criminality that have enveloped Yorubaland today.
“The Yoruba are proud of their harmonious relationship with indigenous Fulani which has spread over many centuries. Such relationships have led to inter- ethnic marriages and business entrepreneurships. At that time, cattle herders carried stick to direct the movement of their cattle. It was unlike now when supposed herders are armed sophistically like soldiers. At that time, farming and rearing were complementary unlike now where they are targeted against each other.
“As far as I am concerned, there is no solution to..
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