UPDATED: Tinubu, South-West APC leaders reject Yoruba nation, support one Nigeria
Published 23 May 2021
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-West have rejected calls for separation of Nigeria, saying that the country needs religious and ethnic unity to progress.
This is coming amid calls for the creation of a Yoruba Nation in the South-Western part of the country.
The APC leaders made their positions known in a communique issued after their meeting in Lagos on Sunday.
The PUNCH gathered that those who attended the meeting are the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, South-West APC governors; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, among others.
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The president in the message which he personally signed called for unity and solidarity among all citizens particularly at a time when the country was faced with multiple challenges.