Yoruba self determination groups under the banners of the Coalition of Oodua Self Determination Groups (COSEG) have assured the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, of their readiness to join him in the Walk for Peace he mentioned in his address to the state on Wednesday, 1 December, 2021.
COSEG in a press statement released at Mushin on Thursday, 2 December, 2021 signed by its Chairman, Dayo Ogunlana, the group assured the Governor of Lagos the readiness of members of the group to walk with him on any day earmarked for the Peace Walk proposed by him.
The group said, “we want to assure the Governor of Lagos State, that he will not walk alone. We shall not only walk with him, we shall also mobilise all the civil society organizations that want the tranquility and progress of Lagos State to walk with him on the date picked.
“We are talking with several groups already and they have given us thier words to walk with Mr governor. As long as the objective of the walk is to promote peace and tranquility in Lagos State, we are in”.
The group highlighted the merits of living in peace in Lagos which they canvassed will lead to development and growth of the state.
The group said, “we have also clearly stated that Lagos is the commercial hub of the Yorubas and we will not stop at doing anything that will hugely spur its progress and development. The growth, progress and development of the state matter greatly to us. We shall therefore not look away from anything that will promote its progress”.
The group warned group, groups or individuals who do not want peace to reign in Lagos to thread carefully and stop the beating of war drums, “as we will not hesitate to defend Lagos, our pride. We have said it several times that we will not joke or dialogue on destruction of Lagos. No, we will not.”
The group therefore implored all Lagosians to embrace the Governor’s Peace Walk Initiative to move Lagos up.