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THE southwest governors and traditional rulers have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reopen the prolonged nation’s land borders that have remained closed a year ago, saying it has caused untold economic difficulties to the people, especially those in border communities.

“We believe that the prolonged closure of the border has caused economic difficulties and should be re-examined to alleviate problems of the people in the border communities and prices of some essential commodities. There is a need to review the closure and permit resumption of economic and trading activities,” the leaders said.

This was part of a communiqué issued at the end of stakeholders meeting with President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Ministers, Inspector General of Police, Director of Department of State Services (DSS), among other security agencies held at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Sunday.

The communiqué which was tly signed by Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo State Governor who also is the Chairman of Southwest Governors’ Forum, and His Royal Majesty Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi. the Ooni of Ife, had in attendance all the southwest Governors and key traditional rulers in the region.

The communiqué expressed appreciation to the president and his istration on the responsiveness to the initial demands of the #ENDSARS demonstrators and for his firm handling of the aftermaths of the protest.

The region condemned the fallout of the #ENDSARS protest with its attendant negative consequences in Lagos, and called for specific measures and proposals to repair damage done to physical infrastructures and economic assets of the South West.

“While there are legitimate concerns contained in the initial #ENDSARS movement, these have been hijacked by criminals and other elements with ulterior and negative forces and degenerated into anarchy.

“There is a need to undertake preventive actions aimed at prevention of repeat of what happened in the country following the #ENDSARS demonstrators. Security needs to be strengthened in all states.”

It wants more police presence in communities in the zone as it called for adjustment in the nation’s security architecture to adequately address the threats and realities of insecurity in the country.

“We wish to encourage the Nigeria Police by responding to their needs and appeal to them to do more to protect lives and properties and enhance security all over the the country.”

“We recognize the damaging and negative impact of fake/false news and worry about its destructive and dangerous potency of fake news. We call on the federal government to use the instrumentality of existing laws and those regulations bench-marked from other countries to provide safeguards against the spread of fake news. the 2015 Cyber Act will also be fully used.

The Southwest also called on the federal government to ensure that technology is used effectively for the advancement of the Nigerian Security and not its destruction by working with the technology cum social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc to allow for checks and gate keeping.

While calling for concerted efforts to urgently resolve the ime between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government so that students can return to school in earnest, the Southwest also urged the federal government to come up with a comprehensive programme that addresses youth employment, empowerment and a review of the curriculum of tertiary institutions with emphasis on skills acquisition and entrepreneurship.

“A comprehensive programme that addresses youth employment and empowerment should be prioritized. Closer coordination and complementarity between the states and the Federal Government. In this regard, the curricular of tertiary institutions should be reviewed, with emphasis placed on skills acquisition and entrepreneurship.

“We urge that every effort should be made to resolve the ime between ASUU and the federal government so that students can return to school in earnest.”

It endorsed the call by traditional rulers’ call for regular consultations with state governors and federal authorities on challenges facing the state and for appropriate recognition of their role in the Constitution.

Other demands expressed in the communique are a “review of reports of constitutional conferences including the 2014 National Conference and implement some of the recommendations especially with reference to security, economy, equal treatment for citizens all over the country.”

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gaetano:
South west folks will be betraying the rest of the South to form alliance hoping the people they are forming alliance with see them as equals. They closed the entire border in the South but their special son dangote has unlimited access to land borders. The kind ewedu politics this people play is irritating. Same bullshit they've been doing since independence, them no dey learn.

SpatialKing:

When the land borders were shut down they used it to mock the entire Igbo race saying Igbos can't survive without it

You both need to grow some sense

The entire south leaders are the biggest fools.

You people told us that imported rice are poisonous. You seized them but later distribute as covid19 palliatives after a year. Spoilt rice you refuse us to buy when they were fresh.

Are you people eating Borno made rice or Katsina made rice in Aso Rock? You are wicked!

Who borrowed them sense,is like they are feeling the heat too,because they will not do what will not favour them

South west folks will be betraying the rest of the South to form alliance hoping the people they are forming alliance with see them as equals. They closed the entire border in the South but their special son dangote has unlimited access to land borders. The kind ewedu politics this people play is irritating. Same bullshit they've been doing since independence, them no dey learn.

I thought they won't have sense,buhari open border for dangote an aboki but refuse to open for others

Dear Op, pls add pictures to your post so it can hit front page. Buhari, open up borders. People are hungry . Which farmland or farmers will comfortably feed a country of over 180 million people without external help bikonu? Why are Fulani people this wicked for goodness sake? Come to the South here, 70% of Hausa/ Fulani people here are beggers yet they think they are punishing southern Nigeria. Soon, it will be to your tent oh Israel

I think they really need to open the borders because we don't have enough food to sustain us and our roads are bad.




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I thought Osinbajo their noble son is the vice president.. They should tell him

gaetano:
South west folks will be betraying the rest of the South to form alliance hoping the people they are forming alliance with see them as equals. They closed the entire border in the South but their special son dangote has unlimited access to land borders. The kind ewedu politics this people play is irritating. Same bullshit they've been doing since independence, them no dey learn.

When the land borders were shut down they used it to mock the entire Igbo race saying Igbos can't survive without it

Way to go by people with balls.


Buhari, a good man with a evil intentions

We sensible Nigerians know why bullhari closed the borders let them continue we shall all meet there later later govt of blood sorrow loss debt death loan pandemic. Spits

After going to borrow food grain from ECOWAS food bank, one would have thought the government will have good foresight about the prevailing situation.They open the northern borders but closed the south.

They thought igbos will feel the border closure the most but they forgot igbos are survivors. Some comments on here from yorubas when Buhari first closed borders were mocking igbos but now..........
You can't keep an igbo man down.

gaetano:
South west folks will be betraying the rest of the South to form alliance hoping the people they are forming alliance with see them as equals. They closed the entire border in the South but their special son dangote has unlimited access to land borders. The kind ewedu politics this people play is irritating. Same bullshit they've been doing since independence, them no dey learn.

Your sense remain 1percent.

The Obas are begging we don't know why. They are showing too much fear that's not good for them right now.
They didn't ask questions why the borders up North is open but SW is closed we have families that live in Togo and Benin too. Our Obas are weak and not bold to fight for us. If Obasanjo had done that in the North, he would have been killed.

SpatialKing:

When the land borders were shut down they used it to mock the entire Igbo race saying Igbos can't survive without it

Joke is on them. You can't single out one tribe in Nigeria for economic sabotage. The nemesis will go round. Let them keep crying, we are all in this together.

femolii:
Your sense remain 1percent.

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The border closing have taken too much to be closed now

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Reality now setting in.
Everybody eyes Don dey open.
Wonder why arewa guys been flocking all media outlets of recent?
Have got the answers for you, it's another propaganda by the northern elite to cause hatred between the South and Westerners, because they saw the unity amongst us during the end sars protest.
They are scared because they know a united front of the southerners, the Westerners and the middlebet will be too formidable to handle.
Let's stop the hatred between us so that we can emancipate ourselves from Northern slavery.

We gat the resources, we gat the educational qualifications over them.
We are more oriented.
United we conquer, divided we continue in slavery.

Good morning my fellow southerners, Westerners and Middle bettans.

Will he open it?

helinues:
The border closing have taken too much to be closed now

Don’t forget that most West African countries have elections this year and the leaders see a closed border as a positive thing to avoid people from migrating to their nation and vote for the opposition........ especially in Ghana

jrusky:
Point of correction not Nigeria border but Souther Nigeria borders because no border was shut in the North.

Hmmm Interesting

piper7:
Foolish people. Foolish country. Foolish race.
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Na Michael Jackson lane you dey plan to enter so oo

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Since he opened it for Dangote, why won't he open it for an average trader?

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