South West Youth Leaders Call For Restructuring

Youths from the six states of the South-West geo-political zone have unanimously resolved that the only panacea to array of national challenges the country is presently facing is total restructuring.

They argued that the region fared better as a region, described it as a golden era and the period of speedy development and growth.

The resolution was made on Wednesday in a communique issued at the end of the maiden Western Youth Summit organised by the Government of Osun, in collaboration with Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) in Osogbo.

The youths also condemned the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen, which hadd claimed hundreds of lives in the recent times, calling for urgent intervention by the Federal Government to curtail the criminal act.

They all threw their weight behind the anti-open grazing law in all the states of the federation with fairness and equity.

“The youth of Western Nigeria affirm their firm belief in a united Nigeria based on fairness, equity and strict adherence of doctrine of federalism, separation of powers and rule of law.

“Youths in the region should be encouraged to participate in political governance at both the legislative and executive levels, and the NOT TOO YOUNG TO RUN proposal should be properly institutionalized at both federal and state elections.

“That the ultimate goal of education should essentially be to produce the quintessential Omoluabi, both in content and character. Our Education should bring enlightenment to the human mind; prepare people for the world of work; provide the platform for leadership recruitment and provide the means for character building, especially the development of the total man.

“The creative and informal economy (film, music, fashion, food, photography etc) should be properly structured to stimulate creativity and economic growth.

“On Agriculture, the youths agreed that enablers should be put in place so the agriculture value chain be optimized for youth participation.

“That Joint actions will be pursued and sustained on security threats to guarantee the safety of lives, property and prosperity of the people of the region”, they said.

Also, all participants at the summit agreed that 25-year master plan as conceived by the Governments of the Western Nigeria was a step in the right direction and commended the government and people of Osun and DAWN Commission for convening the Regional Youth Summit and looked forward to the next edition in Oyo state.