Yoruba Youths Congratulates Buhari, Osinbajo and 29 Governors.

The leadership of the Igbimo Odo Yoruba L’agbaye- Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW) heartily felicitate with President Mohammadu Buhari, GCFR and Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, GCON on their 2nd term swearing-in ceremony, while equally congratulating all 29 Governors and Deputy Governors sworned-in today 29th May, 2019 across the country. 

While congratulating Mr President as well as appreciating the low key ceremony with less fanfare,  with much expectations to  mark the first civilian democracy day on June 12, 2019 being the official democracy day in honour of Late MKO Abiola, GCFR, unfortunately the atmosphere in the country is clouded with grave hearts, economic survival,  abject poverty, hydra headed governmental travails and unending sorrows across the nation, precipitating our pleas in the following areas for the next four years:

The Presidency needs to be more proactive, though we expected words from Mr President on the next four years administration’s policies and strategic action plans, while pointing out our clarion opinions to the Federal and State Governments to be more willing, aggressive and passionate in handling all governmental issues bordering on supremacy of law, good governance and due process.

We take solace in the assured promises of Mr President at the launch of the 2019 “Next Level” Campaign manifestos, which to many does not compliment Nigerians expectations  predicated on the 2015 All Progressives Congress (APC) “Change Mantra” all stocked in our hearts and rearing our minds with the ugly rhetorical questions; For how long do we awaits genuine democratic dividends, social justice rights to social amenities that brings ease lifestyles, adequate, robust and wholistic security system network, educational right, agriculture and food security, health and housing policy for all, National GDP growth framework, national cohesion based on succinct economic integration, human capital growth and infrastructural  development? 

This questions are not expected to be hurriedly answered in one day via presidential speech, but with consolidated scientific approach, aggressive diplomacy, will power and committed actions and  seriousness led by open mind and sound judgement skills and absolute temerity.

We implore the President to surprise Nigerians with a master stroke game changer by putting smiles and relief on the their faces, for much is expected and Mr President cannot afford to let us down, considering the magnanimity and strong resolute spirits of Nigerians who deer all odds to give him a chance to return through ballot laying the foundation for his 2nd term winning at the polls, precipitating our appeal for a greater political will to do the needful towards proffering solutions to the aforementioned questions. 

The only legacy we expect to be bequeathed to us is absolute love, unity, peace and national development. 

We are indeed tired and frustrated as future heirs to see our nation drifting towards a pariah state, despite our 21st century experience we seems to backward compare to our perilous states of affairs. 

We are using this medium to reiterate our call for intervention of Mr President in the face of anarchic wanton killings, kidnapping, ritualistisms, destruction of lives and properties precipitating our 7 days quit notice to lapse on 30th May, 2019 against the Fulani Boko Haram Terrorists and Foreign ISIS mercenaries, who are domiciled in various cells spread across the Southwest zone and other towns nationwide to come to our rescue, for we owe him our undeterred supportive allegiance, while he equally  owes us the strict legal duty of care to protect and shield us from perceived enemies, being the Commander-in-Chief of all Nigeria’s security and armed forces,  we expect him to issue out an urgent and frontal decisive southwest security master plan that will curb the excessive damage already caused innocent Nigerians.

Based on this premise, we appreciate the loud and wide positive reception that greeted our clarion call from various sectors of the states, hence our stand down order, in order for us to explore peaceful dialogue and constructive engagements in the next couple of days with the various concerned stakeholders  to wit: Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigerian (MACBAN), Hausa Fulani Community Heads and Serikin Hausawa in Southwest, Security heads to be led by The Inspector General Police, DSS, Chief of Army Staff, Chief Naval Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Customs, Immigration, NSA our various local security teams led by Vigilante Groups, Olode, Agbekoya to mention a few, while we are reaching out to leaders in government and royal fathers to be led by: President Mohammadu Buhari, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to lead other southwest Governors and political contingents, Engr. Seyi Makinde being the host Governor of Oyo State, we have received positive advice and support from our leading Kabiyesi: Ooni Adeye Ogunwusi, The Ooni of ife, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111,The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akanmu Saliu Adetunji, The Olubadan and other prominent Obas, captains of industries, professionals, leading youth and student organizations, while our referred elderstateman: Prof. Banji Akintoye and Chief Mrs Remi Adiukwu Bakare will lead the Yoruba leaders of thoughts and other Yoruba Socio-Cultural groups to the maiden “Yoruba Economic Development, Peace and Security Summit” tagged: Fo Ilu Mo, (Operation Sweep Clean Our Land), slated for Thursday 27th June, 2019 at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Oyo State by 11a.m.

This epoch making town hall security summit hopes to jointly resolve the ensuing dangers around and collectively cross fertilize ideas on the wayfoward, on the grievous and heinous terrorism acts caused by the dissidents  fulani herdsmen and boko haram terrorist, based on the recent spiraling attacks in some identified black dangerous spots across southwest: some parts of Lagos in Agbara-Badagry and Ojokoro axis, Akure, Owo in Ondo, Ekiti, Ogun, Ibadan and Osun States not forgetting the rising wave of kidnapping and ritual killings on our highways to mention a few, leaving our people under intensely daily fears of imminent attacks, whereby our final resolution still remains final vacation of all terrorists in our land . 

No one is calling for war, but lots is expected from President Muhammadu Buhari led government in his second term to tackled headlong and positively yield his promises into reality, especially on the protection of lives and properties, and more importantly the Cardinal objective demand of galvanizing economic growth and development, that will bring about robust economic wellbeing at a bearable available means.

Our call for a new era of positive change is now,  hence the need for this administration to reconsider the restructuring agenda demand for a new people’s constitution that guarantees freedom, fair and equitable distribution of resources and good governance at all levels of governments. 

We are using this medium to 

heartily congratulates all the 29 elected governors and deputy governors on their swearing in ceremony today.

We hereby implore all our Southwest Governors to key in to the Awoism ideologies of absolute welfare, education, health, agriculture/food security, technological advancements, infrastructural development and robust economic integration.

The issue of insecurity must be jointly and adequately tackled headlong based on simultaneous strategic planning and synergy towards attaining a progressive regional development Agenda plan in consonant with the DAWN Commission’s master plan, while on the issue of the fulani herdsmen/boko haram attacks invasions and killings of innocent people, we propose immediate panacea on the establishment of a “Joint Southwest Regional Security Network(JSRSN)” System must be launched, in collaboration with the police, military, navy, airforce and civilian vigilantes and local security groups: Vigilante groups, Olode, Agbekoya to mention a few. 

The main thrust of government is predicated upon rule of law, principles of separation of powers and good governance, hence the need to embrace this tripod democratic ethos, in order to optimally achieve their sets goals and vision.

We crave that the Southwest Governors Forum(SGF) needs more vigour and innovative institutionalized ideas system and administration base, in order to build robust unity, spirit of collective responsibility and aggregated development of the region.

We call on all our Governors to embrace and adopt the Omoluabi principles and objective promotion in all government’s dealings, which shall be to reduce act of corruption and maladminstration entrenched in the system, while we passionately crave their (Governors) indulgence on the sustenance  of the Yoruba aesthetic cultural heritage and values, while we implore that their must be a one  yoruba day in a week reserved to observe our etiquette, language, dress sense and values in schools, government institutions, homes and other places.

To this ends we implore all Nigerians to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari led government and all our governors, as well crave the indulgence of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to start a mass public awareness campaigns against insecurity, rituals and crimes on radio, television, print and online media, in order to avoid counter catastrophic acts of self help and communal civil unrest, but where lies no solution in the interim, confrontation is inevitable, hence we call for peace and justice, and government’s closeness to the yearnings and prospects of the people at the grassroots.  

Signed: Aremo (Barr) Oladotun Hassan, Founder and President, 

Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide  (YCYW).