Perhaps, the present gathering can be a near replica of the Yoruba Leaders of Thought Conference, where the famous Legend, Chief Obafemi Awolowo was unanimously appointed as the head of the Yoruba. That was when patriotic Yoruba leaders across different political parties sank their individual political differences in the overall interest of the Yoruba nation. If today, Yoruba cannot speak with one voice, it is not because the race does not have potential leaders of wisdom, talent and integrity. 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. In my opposition to the National Traditional Council as being antithetical to true federalism, I have been misunderstood by some of my fellow traditional rulers.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 27, 2019 21:33 UTC