Lagos — Two Yoruba self-determination groups, the Oodua Republic Front (ORF)
and the Oodua Democratic Vanguard (ODV) have threatened that the
Yoruba nation will pull out of Nigeria if the All Nigeria Peoples
Party (ANPP) presidential candidate, retired Gen. Mohammadu Buhari
emerges as the country's next president.
Speaking at a world press conference in Lagos, President of the ORF
and Secretary of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Mr. Kayode
Ogundamisi said the two militant groups would reject the presidency
of Gen. Buhari because he is being funded by islamic fundamentalist
groups.
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