A coalition of several pan Yoruba and civil society groups have launched the campaign for a minimum of 40million voters in the old Western region comprising of the current six South West States.
The group also targets Yoruba in Kwara, Delta, Edo and Kogi States to achieve the feat.
The project, according to the group is driven by the quest to explore the full political strength of the Yoruba nation and its population.
In a statement, the Alliance for Yoruba Democratic Movements said the campaign is not affiliated with any political party but aimed at energizing the Yoruba and people of the old Western Region to be able to get what they want using their population strength as a bargaining power.
The group said the project will further assert the strength and dominion of Yoruba people and open up understanding on the real population of the people of the old Western Region.
Some of the groups include;, O’odua Peoples Congress, (New Era), Covenant Group, (CG), South West Vigilante Groups, (SWVG),O’odua Peoples Congress, (Reformed), Yoruba Women Congress,, Apapo O’odua Koya,  Oodua Students Coalition, (OSC) and many groups from Itsekiri, Edo, Kwara and Kogi States.
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