50 first class traditional rulers, leaders, stakeholders, elders from
Osun State have written the Chairman, National Conference, Justice
Idris Kutigi and the leadership to demand the inclusion of Oduduwa
State as an additional state to those to be created from the South
West geo- political zone of the country.
Expressing dismay that Oduduwa State was not part of the 18
states proposed by the national conference committee on Political
Restructuring and Forms of Government, the Osun traditional rulers
and leaders said the demand for the new state had been a passion
for the people of the affected area since 1983.
Addressing journalists yesterday, stakeholders pushing for the new
state led by Prof. Muheed Opeloye, President, Ife Development
Board recalled that the request for state creation from the old Oyo
State in 1983 included among others, Oduduwa and Osun States,
adding that while the then proposed Osun State included Ede,
Ejigbo, Ifelodun, Ila, Irepodun, Osogbo, Iwo and Odo Otin areas, the
proposed Oduduwa State had Atakunmosa, Ayedaade, Ife Central,
Ife North, Ife South, Irewole, Isokan, Oriade and Obokun.
Prof. Opeloye was flanked by the Alayemore of Ido Osun, Oba
Aderemi Adedapo, Prof. Steve Adewusi, member Ife Development
Board, Alhaji Ajagbe Akewasola, member Ife Development Board,
Prince Gbenga Omiwole, General Secretary, Oduduwa State and
National Secretary, National Association of State Movement at the
briefing.
He said that after the eventual creation of Osun State, the clamour
for the creation of Oduduwa state never stopped.
According to him, in December 1995, the leaders from the proposed
Oduduwa State submitted a memorandum to the National
Conference holding at that time while the same was also done in
March 1996 when traditional rulers, chiefs and community leaders
from the area signed another memorandum requesting for the
creation of Oduduwa State. He added that in 2009, the Osun State
Council of Obas examined the agitation for the creation of a new
state out of the present Osun State and found it desirable and
justifiable.
He explained that the Council was satisfied that both the new and
what was left in the existing Osun State will be economically viable
and sustainable adding that the endorsement for the creation of
Oduduwa State was signed by 50 senior traditional rulers of Osun
State Council of Obas, just as he explained that the proposed state
covers a land area of 8,853,22 square kilometers with approximate
population of over 1.7 million people based on the 2006 census
figure.
“The historical significance of Oduduwa as the progenitor of the
Yoruba race and Ile-Ife as the cradle of Yoruba in Nigeria and the
Diaspora are some of the compelling reasons for the endorsement
by the Council’s call for the creation of Oduduwa State.
“From the foregoing, it is evident that creation of Oduduwa State will
bring benefit to all the communities in the new state in terms of
development, and also more beneficial to the remaining
Communities in Osun State in terms of more amenities. The job
opportunities for the citizens of the area in the wake of more
ministries and agencies cannot be overlooked.
“The efforts of our delegates in the National CONFAB to make this
dream realizable will be indelible in the minds of the people and be
an everlasting legacy for the present stakeholders in the struggle.
Wishing the CONFAB success in their deliberations.”
Oba Adedapo, who is secretary, Council of Yoruba Obas and also a
delegate to the ongoing National Conference is leading the intense
lobby for Oduduwa State to be included among the new states to be
so recommended for creation.

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Tinubu had said it all yeye kings and chieves.
Blame ur delegates that went their to do the bidding of their slave masters

I tot this pple said "it's regionalism or noting else" . Whatever happen to dia threat of secession. Why clamouring for more state if u want regionalism.

Eldavido1: I tot this pple said "it's regionalism or noting else" . Whatever happen to dia threat of secession. Why clamouring for more state if u want regionalism.

Confusion is the exact word to qualify it. They seem not to know what they want.

Na wa ohh an they say hausa people are not smart look how they deceive southerns that think they are smart. I respect hausa people from today on. From regional govt to state and the southerns fall for it.

These hausa people are smarter than us they know us and how they can distract us.