Saleh Hassan, the National Chairman of Miyetti Allah, has expressed his opinion that despite the educational achievements of the Yoruba people, they exhibit the most primitive political culture in Nigeria.
Saleh made this statement during his appearance on Channels this morning to discuss the new security outfit established by the South West governors, Amotekun. According to Saleh, Miyetti Allah views Amotekun as an extension of OPC, which has a history of violence.
“For us, Amotekun, which is the Yoruba tribal militia, is one of the greatest threats to democracy we have today because you cannot empower an ethnic militia with a history of violent crime. Essentially, Amotekun is OPC, Oodua Peoples Congress, which has a history of heinous crimes and killings. The proponents of Amotekun have not hidden who their targets are.”
When asked to address his recent comment about the South West potentially losing the presidency if they do not disband Amotekun, Saleh said:
“It is not a blackmail. Unfortunately, with strong apologies to my South West friends, despite the education of the Yoruba people, they still exhibit the most primitive political culture. They are not tolerant of opposition.”
Watch a video of his statement below:
Miyetti Allah said Yoruba’s remain the most primitive in terms of political culture & that Amotekun was set up to target them!. I still don’t understand this type of romance that Channels TV has with these Buhari kinsmen.. pic.twitter.com/jf1jHXReXk
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