Against the secessionist calls of the self-acclaimed Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, a conference of Yoruba has called for caution over the agitation for Oduduwa Republic from Nigeria.
The Yoruba leaders and scholars met at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, for the sixth Atanda lectures and conference on Yoruba culture and society.
The conference, which had in attendance Yoruba scholars and traditional rulers, was led by Professor of History, University of Texas, Austin, Toyin Falola.
The participants also called for decentralisation of government to allow the six geo-political zones in the country to have the autonomy to function.
A professor of history, Olutayo Adeshina, in his submission at the conference, advised the agitators for the Yoruba nation to think things through.
The Orangun of Oke-Ila, Osun State, Oba Abolarin Adedokun, also called for patience and tolerance among the tribes and ethnic groups in the country.
The three-day conference on Yoruba culture and society had many national and international scholars on Yoruba and culture as speakers.
Recall that Igboho recently declared Yoruba as a separate nation and demanded the secession of South-West states from Nigeria.
