Yorubaland’s Aare Ona Kakanfo, Iba Gani Adams, has bemoaned the nation’s growing insecurity and the incursion of criminals into Yorubaland.
Yesterday, Gani Adams gave a speech at a Security Stakeholders’ Summit that included more than thirty Yoruba interest organizations and had as its theme “Towards a United Front Against Insecurity in Yorubaland.”
He claims that the summit provided a forum for utilizing common resources, expertise, and determination to create safer neighborhoods and guarantee long-term security for all Yorubaland citizens.
“Kidnapping for ransom is already creating fear throughout the nation, and these bloodthirsty maniacs are already moving into some parts of Yorubaland,” he declared. They must be stopped at all costs. For this reason, we are here today. It is not enough for our governors to just tell people, “We are on top of the situation.” Yoruba people want to see action taken to make insecurity a thing of the past.
“I will say it again for the benefit of future generations. Now is the moment to reorganize this nation. Abuja shouldn’t put pressure on all 36 states if we are truly practicing democracy as it ought to be. We have to swiftly restructure.
States must also be given more authority by the federal government. The public and governors are more intimate. They understand what their people require. Governors should be in charge of the other crucial issues on the Constitution’s Exclusive List, except from currency, customs, defense, foreign policy, and a few other areas.
Gani Adams stated, “If we restructure, some states in the Southwest can become our California, and Nigeria will be better for it.” Strange elements are flooding the nation every day, some of which are already in the South-West forests, as a result of our refusal to reconstruct the nation and its political system. They will soon overrun our cities if caution is not exercised. It would have been better for our president and governors to act immediately rather than waiting for Donald Trump’s warning.
State police will minimize security risks, he insisted.
It goes without saying that state police will eliminate security risks and protect Nigerians wherever they are in the nation. In the end, this will propel economic growth and progress. The fact that these terrorists killed traditional leaders in the states of Kwara, Ekiti, and Ondo is an insult, isn’t it?
“Any police officer transferred from Zamfara to Lagos, Enugu to Rivers, or Sokoto to Ogun will not be more familiar with the negative aspects of these states than the locals.” State police should be established to support the Nigeria Police Force’s (NPF) efforts to protect Nigerians’ lives and property, he stated.
Prof. Anthony Kila, a professor of strategy and development, economics, and security; Mr. Abiodun Ramon Oseni, a former US Army veteran and police officer who specializes in international security at the American Military University; and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Barr. Joki Lasisi (Retd.) were among the speakers at the conference.
