The Yoruba Council of Elders has described as provocating and unfortunate the statement credited to the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore that the Southwest should drop operation Amotekun for presidential slot in 2023.

Herdsmen under the umbrella of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore on Wednesday warned Southwest governors to withdraw their support for ‘Operation Amotekun’, adding such may hurt the Southwest’s chances of getting the Presidency in 2023.

But in a swift reaction, the Secretary General of YCE, Dr. Kunle Olajide called on Nigerians to ignore the statement adding the South-West do not see Presidency as do or die come 2023.

He said what Nigerians should be concerned about is how to end the wave of insecurity nationwide and wondered if the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore determines who got the Presidential slot in 2023.