The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to ignore the Yoruba nation agitators who invaded the Oyo State government secretariat last week, describing them as attention seekers.
He also insisted that the agitators do not represent the interests of the Yoruba race.
According to Vanguard, Ooni made this known when he received members of the Yoruba Council Worldwide in audience in Lagos.
The monarch commended the president of the Yoruba Council, Aare Oladotun Hassan, for promoting Yoruba culture and extolling the good virtues for which the Yoruba are known.
Oba Ogunwusi, however, advised Nigerians not to give the Yoruba nation agitators any attention.
He said, “We should not give those people relevance. They are achieving their aims just to seek attention. We are facing challenges here and there in the country, and this administration is really trying its best.”
“President Bola Tinubu is doing very well. He is doing exceptionally well by trying to fix the economy. We should give him the benefit of the doubt and also engage with people. It is very important that we engage people to talk about the successes recorded by the government in power.
“We will continue to uphold and support the government, to support the president, to ensure that everything he does is to our advantage, not only as a race, but as a nation, irrespective of where you come from — Yoruba land or anywhere else.”
