The Oodua Folks’s Congress (OPC) has restated the necessity for a whole overhaul of the Nigerian construction, insisting that regionalism stays the one answer to the structural imbalances within the nation.
OPC, the foremost Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, gave this place within the communiqué, collectively signed by the Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, who can be the nationwide coordinator of the organisation, and the physique’s normal secretary, Chief Babajide Tanimowo.
Within the communiqué made accessible to newsmen on Sunday, on the finish of the two-day marathon assembly held at Oodua Home in Ikeja, Lagos, the socio-cultural group, after cautious deliberation and appraisal of the actions of the organisation within the earlier yr, set a brand new agenda for the brand new yr, highlighting the place of the organisation on numerous nationwide points, even because it urged the Federal Authorities to conduct a nationwide census programme with a purpose to verify the true numbers of the inhabitants of the residents throughout the nation.
The OPC, whereas making the decision, emphasised that the census remained one of the best measure that would assist in addressing the varied challenges dealing with the nation.
“We’re decided to proceed urgent on for restructuring as one of the best answer to the varied challenges dealing with Nigeria.
We search regionalism as a system that permits all six areas (federating models) beneath the Nigerian Federation to develop at their very own tempo in accordance with the 1960 and 1963 constitutions of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“It’s our hope, due to this fact, that with the restructuring of Nigeria alongside regional strains, the nation will absolutely realise its potential as one of many main black nations on this planet,” the group stated.
This was simply as OPC emphasised its readiness to associate with the federal government of the South West States of their want to enhance the safety architectures of their respective states.
Highlighting the cultural promotion actions of the organisation for the yr, the physique, whereas assuring of its readiness to lift the usual of all of the cultural promotion actions in keeping with its mandate, reiterated the necessity to champion the cultural promotion battle.
It, nonetheless, urged the Ekiti and Ondo state governors to recognise August 20 as Isese Day to additional strengthen the bond between the states within the South West.
“It’s our duty to advertise peace, unity, and search financial prosperity within the South West area and Nigeria as an entire; due to this fact, we attraction to the governments of Ekiti and Ondo states to, as a matter of necessity, recognise August 20 of yearly as Ise Day.
“The decision for the popularity of Ise Day is past faith, and it’s to establish with Yoruba custom and tradition and to additionally fulfil the future of our race,” the socio-cultural group stated.
The parley, the primary of the yr, had in attendance all members of the Nationwide Govt Council (NEC) and Nationwide Coordinating Council (NCC) of the OPC, in addition to leaders and delegates of the organisation from all 29 states of the Federation.
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