YCE to Buhari, Southwest governors: don’t disappoint Nigerians

THE Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), also known as “Igbimo Agba Yoruba”, yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to ensure they do not disappoint the majority of the citizens, who voted for them.

It enjoined the administration to address  issues of insecurity, unemployment, epileptic power supply, farmers/herders clash and others.

The group also urged Buhari and Osinbajo to see the additional term of four years as a conviction by the majority of Nigerians, who participated in the election that something good would come out of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration at the end of the day.

These were contained in a congratulatory message issued by the council in Ibadan. It was signed by its president, Dansaaki Ade Agbede, a retired colonel.

The YCE also felicitated with the newly elected governors in Southwest – Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Abdulrahmon AbdulRazak (Kwara) and Gboyega Oyetola (Osun) – as well as the lawmakers-elect.

It maintained that the mandate of another term given to Buhari and his deputy should be a wake-up call to them to redouble their efforts.

The statement also urged the elected Southwest governors and lawmakers to see themselves as one and work for the progress and growth of the Yoruba nation.

It said: “Politics is over now and political parties’ dichotomy should be jettisoned for the common good of all in the region.

“We charge them all to see the Yoruba nation as the epicentre of all their activities henceforth. We call on all of them to forge a common front towards advancing our cause as a nation. They should not distance themselves from the people that gave them their mandates and when the need be, they must not hesitate to seek wise counsel from the elders.

“As a non-partisan body, our doors are opened to all of them, irrespective of whichever political parties they were elected and we are putting it across now that our eyes are on them, They must be conscious at all times that they are being watched. We equally pray that our creator will abide and guide them through the onerous task,” the YCE stated.