Nigeria’s Struggle For True Fiscal Federalism: The Need For A Collective Efforts Is Now.
Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
The leadership of the Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide(YCYW): a coalition of all yoruba indigenous youth and student organizations in Nigeria and in Diaspora, with the sole aim of enthroning rule of law, good governance and succinct democratic ethos predicated on Awoism credos and peaceful coexistence of Nigeria.
Based on this premise, rising from her National Executive Council meeting in Lagos, in view of the recurrent decimal of flagrant killings by the gun wielding terrorist herdsmen, aggressive police invasion and violent attacks and alleged rape of innocent females in Abuja, gross violation of fundamental rights to human dignity leading to serial and merciless killings of innocent youths by the police, huge wave of insecurity across the nation viz the Kaduna, Ijebu Ode, Benin Ore and other highways kidnappings and robberies, incessant records of brutal ritual killings and internet(cyber) frauds to mention a few, without leaving behind our monumental economic downturns and socio-political attritions, with tracks of countless lawlessness and brazen spiral effects of extreme poverty, growing spate of unemployments, corruption and heightened tensions of ethnic bigotry cum religious war, and the untamed bringandages, with unimaginable neglects of the good people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by the government at all levels, and as frontier advocates of social justice rights, peace building and infrastructural developments, we cannot continue to fold our hands akimbo and watch in dying silence till this volcanic eruption snowball into full blown crises.
Nigeria, seems to be faced with multifaceted challenges daily, we have gotten lots of colossal loss of lives and properties from the killer herdmen(Yet to be classified as Terrorists organization by the government), and highly regrettable is the Federal Government comparing the Myetti Allah to Afenifere and Ohaneze Indigbo groups, what an irresponsible and reckless statement, to make matters worsened the government promised N100Billion to support the herdsmen, this is a direct nexus for anarchy and authoritarianism. For power corrupt and absolute powers corrupt absolutely.
We believe, this is the best time to review our unworkable system of government towards restructuring with a new people’s constitution that devolves power and economic resources rights to the regions/ States and local government units, unfortunately this has not only contributed immensely to our precarious and nebulous status as the poverty capital of the world but tainted accolades as the worst place to live in on earth.
What else gives citizens the confidence to thrive, if this stumbling pyramid of daily struggles and resultant double jeopardy remains unabated.
Based on this premise, we believe charity begins at home, precipitating our clarion call for ‘A Southwest Economic Revitalization and Security Summit’ at a soonest date in June, 2019, we passionately appeal to all our Royal leaders to shun all divisive tendencies and embrace one another, for it is high time we crave with the greatest respect and seek His Imperial Majesty, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi 111, The Alaafin of Oyo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Riliwan Akiolu, The Oba of Lagos, His Majesty, Aholu Menu Toyi 1, The Akran of Badagry, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Frederick Akinruntan, The Olugbo of Ugbo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adewale Akanbi Teluwo, The Oluwo of Iwo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Sikiru Adetona, The Awujale of Ijebu Land and other Royal Fathers of great reputes, we equally call for a closer ranks on: Aare Dr Gani Adams, The Aare Onakankafo of Yoruba Land alongside the Agbekoya, Afenifere, ARG, all OPC, OLM, Yoruba Koya, Yoruba Assembly, YSG, VOR, youth and student leaders to mention a few, while we equally call on all our esteemed captains of industries, philanthropists, professionals, scholars, political gladiators and leaders of thoughts to collectively reason together on the way forward and proffer immediate panaceas, for we can longer guarantee our further safety and economic survival as a nation, due to the aforementioned tribulations and double jeopardy thickly fastly like an evolving time bomb, earnestly waiting for ignition.
We believe that this similar gestures be transmitted to other regions too, in order to simulteniosly and effectively ventilate our age long grudges dispassionately as commons and compatriots.
This will then culminate to the eventual convocation of ‘A National Peace and Security Summit’ to be hosted by President Mohammadu Buhari in Abuja by August, 2019.
However, firstly we demand for a national youth dialogue with President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR being our father and president of the nation, this shall serve as a means of intimating him on all the aforementioned, in order to cross fertilize ideas on the current state of the nation affairs and other issues of mutual interests, being the nation’s present and future heirs and umbrella head of the Yoruba youths.
We hope this clarion call would constructively summoned our dying consciousness of building and salvaging our nation from imminent collapse, for war or attrition cannot solve our dreaded ailments, but exploring dialogue as the alternative first aid of getting out of the evil hoods.
We believe that no human life is worth to be shed on the alter of mediocrity and quests for power.
Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria!
Signed:
Aremo (Barr)Oladotum.Hassan,
Founder and President,
Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide(YCYW)
08033931229.
