Bayelsa-born activist and former Spokesperson of Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, Timi Frank, on Saturday praised Yoruba secessionist leader, Sunday Igboho on what he terms as the success of the July 3rd 2021 Yoruba nation rally held in Lagos, Nigeria.
In a Saturday interview he had with a media personality, Susan West, the activist said; “Well first of all let me commend the Yoruba people for what they’ve done today. They’ve show that they are very patriotic. They’ve show they are very reliable. They’ve shown they can be trusted.”
“Despite the threat from General Buhari’s Government, despite the threat APC Government, They said we are still going to go ahead. For that alone, I commend them. And I think Sunday Igboho has shown that he is a man of his words. He has proven to the world that he is a true leader, a leader that believes in his people and is ready to die for his people. So I think, today have shown that the Yoruba people, whether we like it or not, have proven that the elders and leaders, majority of them are with their people,” he further added.
He criticised Tinubu, calling him an “acclaimed Yoruba leader and acclaimed APC leader” saying, “this is the time the Oduduwa nation expect him to speak up as to where he stands, for Oduduwa nation or not for Oduduwa nation”.
He also called out Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, saying “when they were killing his people, he has not been able to make one comment”.
Timi Frank urged the Yorubas to hold Tinubu responsible for the killings in the Southwest. He said Tinubu forced the Yorubas to vote for Buhari but can’t force Buhari to stop the killings of the Yoruba people.
He said the Federal Government does not take the Southwest people serious because Tinubu and Osinbajo are not condemning what is going on in Southwest. This is as he accused Tinubu and Osinbajo of having traded the South westerners for personal ambition ahead of the next election.
He said when next Tinubu and Osinbajo come to them for political support, the Yorubas should reject them for past failed leadership brought upon them by the duo of Tinubu and Osinbajo.
The former APC Spokesperson said the Yorubas should pay respect to Sunday Igboho who staked his head for them.
He dared Buhari to conduct a referendum to see if the Oduduwa nation will not have the numbers with which to go their separate ways. He said the same of Southeast. He said if the Yorubas leave and the Igbos leave, that will be the end of Nigeria as the rest ethnic nations in the country are tired of Buhari’s leadership.
Speaking on how Nnamdi Kanu was rearrested, He said the Buhari Government kidnapped Nnamdi Kanu, hence the government has a lot of questions to answer.
He berated Kenya for the alleged role it played in what he tagged as Nnamdi Kanu’s “kidnap”.
He urged the UK to speak out, distancing itself away from the Nnamdi Kanu Nigerian re-arrest and extradition saga.
