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Foremost historian, Prof. Banji Akintoye; former Vice-Chancellor of UNIBEN, Prof. Emmanuel Chukwuedo Nwanze; Chief Executive of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Dr. Biki S. V. Minyuku, among others will feature as key speakers and participants Igbo and Yoruba nationalities, the two biggest ethnic groups in Southern Nigeria, have scheduled to hold, for the first time in recent memory, a meeting to address the troubled relationship between duo.
A socio-political movement, Fatherland Group, which is hosting the parley, made this disclosure on Monday in a release issued by its convener, Mr. Dele Ogun, a London-based corporate lawyer and historian, saying the meeting, which is to be chaired by Jo Wealleans, would hold on January 15, 2020.
Igbo, Yoruba Stakeholders Plan Meeting To End Ethnic Rivalry
The meeting, which will be hosted by an organisation, Fatherland Group, is also aimed at addressing the “troubled relationship between Igbo and Yoruba nationalities.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jan 11, 2021
Stakeholders and professionals from the Igbo and Yoruba nationalities have scheduled to meet on January 15, to discuss the way forward regarding Nigeria’s myriad of socio-economic challenges.
The meeting, which will be hosted by an organisation, Fatherland Group, is also aimed at addressing the “troubled relationship between Igbo and Yoruba nationalities, the two biggest ethnic groups in Southern Nigeria.”
According to the convener, Dr Dele Ogun, the meeting will draw professionals from across Nigeria and the Diaspora.