The Federal Government on Tuesday clarified that the petition submitted by Mr Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, urging the UK to support the Yoruba Nation movement, was not endorsed by the UK government.
It’s worth recalling that Igboho submitted a petition to the UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, on Saturday, requesting consideration for the creation of a Yoruba nation.
The movement is seeking the immediate intervention of the UK Prime Minister and his government in their call for establishing a country predominantly for the indigenous Yoruba people.
A statement issued by Amb Eche Abu-Obe, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,said following media reports on the petition, it invited the British High Commissioner in Abuja was invited to shed light on the issue.
“During the meeting, the High Commissioner noted with concern that the matter was overblown, indicating that the media reports were highly misleading.
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“Furthermore, the High Commissioner informed that he was aware of the letter being delivered but added that it was merely an established practice of allowing the delivery of letters and petitions to No 10.
“It was not endorsed by any agency of the UK government nor the UK Parliamentary Petitions Committee.
“The UK government typically does not concern itself with petitions concerning the sovereign affairs of another country,” Abu-Obe said.
Abu-Obe quoted the high commissioner as stating that similar petitions had previously been rejected by the UK Parliamentary Petitions Committee and the UK Government.
He also agreed to maintain communication with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as necessary, while emphasizing the importance of the strong bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Nigeria.
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