- Gani Adams said Ekpa Biafra agenda will not be entertained in Yoruba land
- He warned him not to make the mistake that led to the civil war
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has warned the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, to desist from any action that could cause unrest and breach of public peace in the southwestern part of the country.
This is as he cautioned Ekpa against plans to stage a sit-at-home protest in Lagos State.
Reports in the media had quoted Ekpa as suggesting in a tweet on Wednesday of plans by IPOB to replicate the protest in Lagos.
However, Aare Gani Adams in an interview with The Tribune said such an attempt will be vehemently opposed noting that the South West region is not Biafra Republic.
He also cautioned the Finland-based IPOB leader to refrain from repeating the mistake that led to the Civil War and drop the move which he described as counterproductive.
He said: “I can’t go to the South East now and say I want to decide for the people of that region. So, it is not possible to import the South-East agenda into Yorubaland. It would be counterproductive. We advise him (Ekpa) to drop that idea.
“He should not try that. The South West is not Biafra Republic. Any attempt to impose the Biafra Republic agenda will be resisted. He should desist from repeating the mistake of the 1970s. He should be very, very careful.
“They are entitled to their opinion, but South West is not their Biafran region. He should be very, very careful.
“He should not come and impose his agenda on the South West. It is uncalled for, it is unwarranted. Although I don’t know him and I have not spoken to him, he should not bring unnecessary tension to Yorubaland. We will not accept that.”
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