The statement criticised internal divisions among Yoruba organisations, describing disunity as a dangerous distraction at a critical moment in the region’s history.
A coalition, the Mẹkunnu Koya Political Bureau, has issued an open letter to major Yoruba self-determination groups, warning that “Yorubaland must not fall” amid growing insecurity, violence, and fears of abandonment by political leaders across Nigeria.
The letter, dated June 1, 2026, was addressed to prominent organisations including the Oodua Youth Movement (OYM), Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Oodua Liberation Movement (OLM), Covenant Group, Yoruba Revolutionary Movement (YOREM), Federation of Yoruba Consciousness and Culture (FYCC), Oodua Republic Front (ORF), Oodua Youth Congress (OYC), Oodua Nationalist Movement (ONAC), OPC New Era, OPC Reform, Agbekoya, United Self Determination Platform (USEPO), Yoruba Self-Determination Movement (YSDM), and other groups committed to the Yoruba cause.
In the letter, the group saluted the organisations individually and collectively as patriots, acknowledging their longstanding roles in protecting Yoruba interests, preserving cultural heritage, and pursuing self-determination through federalism, regional autonomy, or other democratic means.
