The Change we need is in Nigeria's structure not Buhari - Yoruba Elders
Prominent Yoruba elders from the 6 states of the southwest met on Thursday in Akure, Ondo state, for a Post National Conference Summit.
According to the convener of the summit, Gov Olusegun Mimiko, the main aim of the summit is to discuss the gains of the Yoruba Nation from the 2014 National Conference and the optional frameworks for the implementation of the CONFAB recommendations with an eye on Yoruba interests.
Delegation at the summit included the following top leadership of the Yoruba Nation; Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Gov Olusegun Mimiko, Dr. Kunle Olajide, Yinka Odumakin, Dr. Fredrick Fasheun, Otunba Gani Adams, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, Engnr Jide Adeniji and Kola Are, among others.
At the end of the conference, the leaders came up with the following resolutions;
1. That Mr. President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR and the presidential candidate of the PDP for the 2015 presidential election be commended for yielding to the yearnings of the Yoruba Nation and the generality of Nigerians by convening the 2014 National Conference.
2. That the President be commended for the successful conduct of the 2014 National Conference, which perhaps can be described as the most courageous step ever taken by any President since the return to democracy in 1999.
3. That Mr. President be further commended for setting a technical committee composed of outstanding statesmen and technocrats to fashion out modalities and strategies for the implementation of the Confab resolutions.
4. That the profound recommendations of the Confab that each of the existing 6 geopolitical zones be equally divided into 9 States accords with the Yoruba core value in which equity is ranked very high.
5. That other profound recommendations of the Confab particularly those that touch on devolution of powers, creation of state and community police services; making prisons service a concurrent matter; allowing each state to have its constitution; decentralization of the powers over the establishment and management of railways, sea ports, airports and development of solid minerals are central to the core interests of the Yoruba.
6. That the thoughtful recommendation of the Confab on the constitutionalisation of rotational Presidency among the 6 geo-political zones and the rotation of the position of Governor among the senatorial district of each state is in accord with the political aspiration of the Yoruba.
7. That the Yoruba Nation is committed to a united and indivisible Nigeria based on the principles of justice, equity and rule of law, with ample respect and understanding for cultural, religious and linguistic differences.
8. That the Yoruba Nation is going to work assiduously to ensure that the Confab recommendations get translated to concrete realities
9. That we resolve therefore to fully back and work for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in the Presidential elections as only this could guarantee the implementation of the CONFAB recommendations.
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