130 Pan Yoruba groups have adopted the governor of Ekiti State, Abiodun Oyebani for a second term in office. The meeting held under the auspices of Alliance for Yoruba Democratic Movements, (AYDM) the largest coalition of civil society, community-based and Pan Yoruba groups in the old Western Region including Kogi, Kwara and some parts of Delta and Edo States. The…
AYDM Summit on Conflict Prevention and Peace Building was held in Lagos at St. Leo Hall, Ikeja in 2024 on June 12.
On behalf of millions of Yoruba people across the world, we, members and leaders of Pan Yoruba groups representing artisans, workers, students, community based groups, traders, professionals and Self-determination groups spread across Yoruba territories in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Itsekiri areas of Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Ondo, Kwara and Kogi States, we speak on Sharia, its implications on the over 2000…
No fewer than 100 South-West groups under the aegis of the Alliance for Yoruba Democratic Movement, AYDM, have condemned calls for a military takeover, saying it is unwarranted. The groups, which faulted the promoters in Lagos, said a military coup in Nigeria could result in secession. AYDM insisted that the lasting solution to Nigeria’s social conflicts was ethnic self-determination, arguing…
President, Alliance of Yoruba Democratic Movements, Mr Adewale Adeoye, on Monday, urged Nigerians calling for the military rule to desist from it. Adeoye made the call at the 30th Anniversary of the June 12, 1993 election, held at Ikeja, Lagos. According to him, the present is far better than anything the best military can offer. He noted that no matter…
Alliance of Yoruba Democratic Movements (AYDM), a coalition of 121 community-based and human rights groups, said on Wednesday that it will confer the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with the honour of Distinguished Award for Courage as part of the activities to mark the 30th Anniversary of the June 12 election annulment. Business mogul, the Late MKO Abiola, won the…
Alliance of Yoruba Democratic Movements (AYDM) has honoured President Bola Tinubu and Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti, for their contributions to the June 12, 1993, presidential election struggle. The awards ceremony took place in Lagos, on Monday. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, his Ekiti counterpart, Abiodun Oyebanji, and Ayo Opadokun, a chieftain of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) were…
Dear Sir/Madam, 2023: INVITATION TO THE CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND THE FUTURE OF SOUTH WEST REGION We are glad to invite you as SPECIAL GUESTS at the Conference on 2023, Democracy and the Future of South West Region. The event will draw no fewer than 500 delegates from across the South West representing professionals, labour, civil society, manufacturers, students and Pan…
Source: Sahara ReportersLink: http://saharareporters.com/2021/12/31/2023-57-yoruba-groups-vow-launch-mass-movement-ensure-emergence-pro-restructuring Several pan-Yoruba groups have met in Lagos with a resolve to mobilise the region to ensure only a candidate who supports the restructuring of Nigeria emerges in 2023. The groups said the people of the South-West will take over the campaign, own the process and ensure the region’s bloc vote like never before “We want this…
About 57 pan-Yoruba groups including the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Oodua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC), Agbekoya, South West Students Coalition (SWSC), Oodua Liberation Movement (OLM), Oodua Self Determination Alliance (OSDA), Itsekiri Salvation Front (ISF), Network of South West Vigilante (NSWV), South West Professionals (SOWPROF), among others, have promised to ensure that the 2023 presidential poll produces a candidate that will restructure the country and resolve the national