From Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti
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A socio-cultural organisation, the Defense for Yoruba People’s Right (DYPR) has stressed the need for unity among people of Yoruba extraction, as the 2019 general elections draw nearer, saying the move would cement the bond of relationship in addition to engendering progress and cohesion of the race.

    The National President of the group, Otunba Muyideen Olamoyegun, gave the advice in  a release made available to Journalists in Ado-Ekiti at the end of its monthly meeting .

The group in the release distanced  its members from those calling for the restructuring of the country, submitting that restructuring is not the possible solution to the current situation in the country.

It urged the people of the country to cooperate with the President Mohammadu Buhari-led administration in making the economy of the country a cynosure  of all eyes, so that more investors could come into the county and invest.

“The clamour for restructuring is propaganda and confusion in the country at this present time, we are not aligning with groups or associations in Nigeria calling for restructuring, we are in support of President Mohhammad Buhari’s government beyond 2019,” it stated.

The group also commended the National Assembly and President Buhari for signing and passing into law the bill to making  June 12 Democracy Day in Nigeria. It described  the late Mashood Abiola as a true Yoruba indigene that fought for the realization of democracy  in Nigeria.

It described June 12 as a significance day  to all Yoruba race, noted   with deep concern on the need for Yoruba race to remain monolithic within the Nigeria nation  so as  not to be left behind in the scheme of things in the country.

While going through historical records, the President of the DYPR, noted that the bond which binds the people of the race together, for which they claimed common ancestry and acceptance of their forefather, Oduduwa as their progenitor, has provided the basis for all the people to regard themselves as one irrespective of linguistic, cultural political and religious differences.

The group also warned politician and the electorate to desist from the issue of vote buying during the 2019 elections, equally called on all sons of Oduduwa not  to hesitate to vote for the candidates of their  choices in the coming election.