The Federal Government of Nigeria has addressed recent reports about a petition submitted by Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, urging the United Kingdom to recognize the Yoruba nation.

The government clarified that the petition was not endorsed by the UK government.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Eche Abu-Obe, described the media reports regarding the petition as “highly misleading.”

“Following media reports on the petition submitted at No. 10 Downing Street by Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, the British High Commissioner in Abuja was invited to provide clarification on the issue,” the statement explained.

The High Commissioner expressed concern over how the situation was portrayed in the media, emphasizing that the reports were exaggerated.

“The High Commissioner confirmed that while he was aware of the letter being delivered, it was merely a customary practice allowing the delivery of petitions and letters to No. 10 Downing Street.

“There was no endorsement of the petition by any UK government agency or the UK Parliamentary Petitions Committee.”

The statement concluded by stressing that “the UK government generally does not engage in petitions regarding the internal affairs of other sovereign nations.”

This clarification aims to counter the widespread belief that the UK had formally supported the petition submitted by Sunday Igboho and his supporters.

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