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....seek Tinubu’s intervention

The Yoruba socio-cultural group, known as the Council of Yoruba Elders (CYE), Wednesday called for urgent intervention of President Bola Tinubu over the recent reoccurrence of insecurity challenges in the southwest region of the country.

The group also condemned the high cost of food items and other essential commodities in the market which has made life more unbearable for Nigerians.

While addressing journalists at a media parley at the headquarters of the group in Abayomi Axis of Iwo Road Ibadan, the Capital City of Oyo State, the Secretary General of the group, Dr Victor Taiwo, lamented seriously over the reoccurring insecurity challenges in the south-west region of the country.

He said: “A lot of reports reaching our office daily regarding the effect of the renewed Fulani herdsmen attacks on our farmers, the ravaging of our farmers’ plantation fields, the abductions of our people for ransom by bandits and the indiscriminate killings of our people most especially in Ondo and Oyo states respectively have become a sort of nightmare to us.”

“It was a kind of relief for us when we witnessed a reduction in the menace immediately after the government changed hands in May 2023, but quite unfortunately what we are witnessing now is a resurgence in a high profile. It is also an understatement to say armed robbers are literally on the rampage in the land.”

“You can imagine that widely published sad occurrence of the gruesome murder of a 62-year-old grandmother, Iyanuoluwa Adamolekun, of Similoluwa area, Agbaluku Arigidi Akoko in Ondo State. We also have in our record the kidnap incidents in Saki, Okaka and Ipapo, Oke-ogun, and Axis of Oyo State here. So, within a month, Fulani herders’
attacks on farmers in Afon, Ipokia, Ogun State, Iwere-Ile, Komu and Otu in Oyo State.”

“We also heard about the killing of Rev. David Musa of the ECWA in Obajana, Kogi State on October 14, 2023, and also the abduction of about 15 church in Ondo State in September, all these challenges should be critically looked into by Mr President before it escalates into something else,” Dr Victor Taiwo said.

While speaking on the level of inflation, Dr Taiwo linked insecurity issues across the country and the fuel subsidy removal to the high cost of food items in the country.

“The recent attacks on our farmers in the southwest and the fuel subsidy removal have resulted in high cost of food items in our markets, the Fulani herders through their series of attacks are preventing our farmers from freely accessing their farms and this has naturally led to a deficit in food items and it has resulted to high costs of food items.”

“The high cost of transportation due to the removal of fuel subsidy has also contributed a lot to the high cost of essential commodities in our markets and Nigerians are finding it so difficult to maintain their three square meals daily.”

“We reviewed the state of the economy and it is very lamentable that the suffering the masses are ing through is fast becoming unbearable so much that the rate of deaths by suicide due to hunger and hopelessness is quite unprecedented in the history of this country.”

“The rate at which inflation on foods and general goods and services is skyrocketing is very much disturbing to the nerves so much that deaths by hunger are no more news to the ear.”

“The rate of unemployment in the country has become paradoxically a norm and alarming. So, out of sheer hopelessness for our youths at securing employment, they find solace or alternative means of survival in Yahoo businesses, kidnapping of their fellow citizens for ransom and several other criminal activities.”

“For all that is obvious, since the so-called fuel subsidy was removed by the government, the loop effect has been too much telling on the general economic life of the people.”

“And yet all efforts by the government to ease the hardship have not effected any positive change in the lives of the people but rather excruciating agony.”

“Now, as the new voice for the Yoruba people of Yorubaland, we cannot feign ignorance of the cries our people are inundating us with daily.”

What is, therefore, the way out for our people in Yorubaland suffering amid plenty? So, we are using this opportunity to call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to find a lasting solution to all these issues at hand for our people to truly have rest of mind,” Taiwo said.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/11/yoruba-elders-lament-high-rate-of-inflation-insecurity-seek-tinubus-intervention/amp/

O ti ka n yin

IPOB Elders.

Las Las, the Tinubulation in the land will turn everybody to IPOB in this corn3.

..our Ronu elders

The Yoruba socio-cultural group, known as the Council of Yoruba Elders (CYE), Wednesday called for urgent intervention of President Bola Tinubu over the recent reoccurrence of insecurity challenges in the southwest region of the country .

...elders don't lie...since when did SW region start experiencing insecurity. I thought they said emilokan has the Transformation magic to provide security & food..

Ok. Let me don't say anything..but it is very hard not to..

Elders Ronu.

Nothing concern am

The Ronu no reach the elders ni

Hunger don reach elders hand.

I have a lot I want to say but for now let me just say this.

Tinubu will not listen to them, the monster they have made out of Tinubu is bigger than all of them....

These so-called elders will still vote for Tinubu in 2027. Sometimes, I wonder if Nigerians actually have working brains!

Ggg

As for Wole Soyinka and I, we see absolutely nothing wrong with Nigeria. Just Obidient mob trying to paint Nigeria bad.

Muslim-muslim ticket...

Anyway God bless the good people of Southsouth and Southwest

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Confused People!!!!

Too early nah, let's give baba at least 7 years.

For now, please let's focus on teaching Peter Obi and Obidients lesson.

IPOBs complaining again!

Nigerians love to suffer. So why the lamentation.

Brendaniel:
I have a lot I want to say but for now let me just say this.

Tinubu will not listen to them, the monster they have made out of Tinubu is bigger than all of them....

You didn't actually say anything meaningful.

Whole Soyinka will answer them soon.

As a bonafide Yoruba youth (if I'm not too old to be called one), I don laugh tire. In fact I'm rotfrn.

Forgive my offhandedness, we are not expected to disrespect our elders. So my laughter is not that of derision but of knowledge.

In fairness, many a Yoruba people, especially the elites, did not vote for Tinubu, and that is evident in the historic loss of Lagos to LP despite all the hanky-panky during the national polls, for example. So I have no apologies for those who commited social suicide on the alters of 'awa lokan'.

You see, inflation does not respect religion, tribe or sex. So is laughter. So is my laughter.

obiizman:
Yoruba ronu😁😁😁😁

I can bet you are typing this with raw garri in your mouth and no sugar.

While wiping the tears since your Online President didn't enter.

No how much una rant...na same petrol stations and markets we ALL dey go.

Yoruba youths talk this, Yoruba women do this
Yoruba elders dey complain too.
Mtchweee
E be like say na only Yoruba dey this county

The "this government will favour me and my family" crew. Ronu disciples them. Lamentation just starting o

Nah dem dey first cry.Bad government doesn't know tribe nor religion.But,my suprise is that,why are you guys crying now?It's too early to cry.Lets teach some people politics,and you shot your self on the leg.Una go hear am

Everybody will reap what they sow eventually.

Tribal and religious sentiment cannot save anyone from Tinubu and APC imminent calamity.