The apex umbrella body of youths in
the Southwest geo political zones, Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide, YCYW,
has demanded the immediate vacation of Fulani herdsmen causing havoc to the
people of the region.
The group made this known through
a press statement signed by its President General, Aremo Oladotun Hassan on Monday.
The statement reads in part, “We
however wish to reiterate our absolute condemnation of the prevailing terrorism
atrocities, mass murder and genocidal war unleashed on innocent Nigerians in
various communities across the nation, especially the recent wake of crises,
killings, kidnapping and community invasion by the armed bandits, under the
aegis of marauding Herdsmen, ISIS, ISWA and Boko Haram terrorist groups in the
Zone, hence our order and demand for the total vacation of this terrorists in
Yoruba Land forthwith.
“Wherein we are using this medium
to further implore the DAWN Commission to align and aggregate all issues of
utmost concerns, as a means of urgently nipping in the bod and proffering
immediate panacea to the hydra headed monsters called Boko Haram/Armed Bandits
in our various identified death points: intra-city and interstate highways, as
well as addressing and setting the tone for a robust implementation, and
dialogue on other needful necessities: application of rule of law, economic
integration and joint development, infrastructures, agriculture-revolution and
food security, youth and women empowerments, peace and security to mention a
few.
“We are using this medium to demand
the immediate enactment of a new people’s National and Regional Constitution(s)
respectively. We equally demand the immediate establishment of the Southwest
Regional Development Commissions, to exclusively control and manage all mineral
resources within our zone.
“The Commission shall exclusively
conduct monitoring /management of funds generated within the zones, with a
caveat to remit accruable taxable income to the Federal government, Just like
Dubai, Shangai etc.
“We demand the establishment by
Southwest Governors Forum (SWGF) permanent secretariat and annex secretariat
buildings in each states, in conjunction with the DAWN Commission to
consolidate on our proposed initiative of the South West Joint Regional
Security Networks(JRSN), wherein all our local vigilante and security
organizations in the zone can be inculcated into the network to work with the
established Government’s security institutions on intelligence, information
sharing and utmost delivery of an all-inclusive security.
“We demand Immediate
establishment of Southwest- Educational Right Law, wherein 30% allocation shall
be to the education sector out of the total yearly budget
appropriated(inclusive of supplementary budget) for in each state.
“We demand the implementation of
a new Electoral Laws with a new caveat for INEC to conduct all Local Government
Elections and ensure Diaspora voting simultaneously via E-Voting at the 2023
National Election.
“We demand the establishment of
the Southwest Economic Integration and Development Summit Group by Governors
and passed by the State Houses of Assembly of the Southwest region, this shall
be a constant and regular meeting points of professionals, investors and
captains of industries for onward foreign and locally direct investment
programs.
“The Establishment of the
Southwest Peace Commission by Governors and passed by the State Houses of
Assembly of the region. The Establishment of Southwest Obas and Chief
Commission by Governors and passed by the State Houses of Assembly of the
region.”
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