PDP chair: Yourba youths give Wike 7 days to apologise over inciting statements
The Yoruba Youths Congress (YYC) has issued a 7-day ultimatum to Governor Nyesom Wike of River State to tender a public apology to the Yoruba people for passing derogatory statements on them on a national television.
YYC alleged that Wike made unprintable statements against the Yoruba during a live television interview on the of last Saturday’s convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Yoruba group is asking the Rivers governor to present a public apology to Yoruba on at least five notable newspapers and three national television stations, including Channels TV.
Dapo Adepoju, National President of the YYC, who spoke to reporters on Monday, said Governor Wike should forget about coming to the Southwest for any reason, if he failed to tender the public apology.
He said: “It so unfortunate that Governor Nyesom Wike could throw decorum to the air by calling Yoruba people all sorts of unprintable names on a national TV.
“We were shocked listening to him making such statements. We believed Yorubas deserve respect from Wike. It is on record that the first president from South-South geo-political zone where Governor Wike comes from was made possible through the support of a Yoruba man.
“We wish to use this medium to alert Governor Wike to present an open apology to Yorubas on at least five notable newspapers and three national television stations, else Governor Wike should forget about coming to the Southwest.
“We are cultured people and we will never accept any form of disrespect for our heritage from any one irrespective of his/her position.
“We have lots of respected elders, such as former Presidents, elder statesmen, traditional rulers, Academics, and lots of people who have risne to the pinnacle of their careers.
“Governor Wike should apologise within seven days or he should forget about entering any state in the Southwest either for private visit or for political campaign”.
The group also warned politicians to always guide their utterances in the public.
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