….demands Sagamu as capital
A committee set up by the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, on the creation of a new state to be named Remo-Ijebu State, from the old Ijebu Province, has submitted its report, demanding that the capital be located in Sagamu.
This was contained in a document obtained by TribuneOnline, signed by the Chairman of the Committee, Aare Kola Oyefeso.
The committee stated that the old Ijebu Province is the only province created before independence that has yet to be established as a state.
While arguing that the Remo people are distinct from the Ijebu, having migrated from Iremo Quarters in Ile-Ife, the committee asserted that they would never allow their distinctiveness to be subjugated under any guise.
The committee also demanded the creation of more local governments, citing facts and figures to justify this request, as well as the need to accommodate the influx of people from neighboring Lagos State.
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The communiqué partly reads:
**”The Remo people are distinct from the Ijebu, having migrated from Iremo Quarters, Ile-Ife, and maintaining contact with their roots.
“The memorandum emphasizes the Remo people’s unassailable position that any attempt to subjugate their identity in the proposed state will not be acceptable.
“Empirical data supports the siting of the capital in Sagamu, considering the exponential growth and development in Remo-Land over the last three decades.
“The issue of making Remo-Land or Sagamu the commercial capital is already settled by providence and does not require any further endorsement.”**
Oyefeso called on Governor Dapo Abiodun and the Senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, to support the aspirations of the Remo people and allow posterity to judge them favorably in the fullness of time.
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