•Yoruba monarchs
The Ilaje Council of Obas in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State has vowed never to be part of the proposed Ijebu State.
It said it would not also be part of any other state being proposed in the east and west of Ilaje land, reports The Nation.
The Obas said Ilaje shall remain one and indivisible entity with no part excised except by creation of more Local Governments or administrative units within the same state.
This was contained in a communique after a meeting of Ilaje Obas held at Igbokoda and signed by its Chairman, Oba Olusegun Williams Akinyomi, the Amapetu of Mahin.
The communique called on the Ondo State and Federal Government to ensure security of the Ilaje people and advised officials including security agencies making false territorial claims for Ogun State to desist from creating unwarranted crises in the area.
It said attempts to extend Ijebu or Ogun State authority to Irokun have been rejected by Irokun Obas.
According to the communique: “Meeting affirmed our avowed commitment to the maintenance, defence and promotion of Ilaje unity, territory and culture as an integral part of the Federation of Nigeria and urge persons of Ilaje origin or descent to remain vigilant and shun all forms of inducement that may compromise our inherited territorial integrity.”
