One Tree Cannot Make a Forest’: OPC Leader Tells Alaafin Unity Must Precede Security Push
A national leader of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Comrade Adesina Akinpelu, has said the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, cannot single-handedly enhance the security of Yorubaland. Comrade Akinpelu stated this in Ibadan on Monday while reacting to a call by the Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade I, urging Iba Gani Adams to enhance policing in Yorubaland. Oba Owoade had charged the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland to commence wide-ranging consultations for local and traditional interventions with traditional rulers, community leaders, and key stakeholders to stem the wave of insecurity in Yorubaland. In a statement by his Director of Culture and Public Relations, Ademola Adeniyi, the Alaafin said the initiative was aimed at establishing practical, community-driven support systems that would complement formal security structures, particularly in intelligence sharing and early warning mechanisms. It will be recalled that gunmen, ...