Traditional rulers in Yorubaland have joined the socio-cultural group, Council of Yoruba Elders (YCE) to call for the adoption and implementation of the 2014 National Conference report.
The call for adoption and implementation of the report is aiming towards restructuring the country which the 2014 National Conference conducted by former President Goodluck Jonathan centered around.
The group disclosed this while briefing the journalists on its recent tours to the palace of some traditional rulers at its headquarters on Wednesday in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State,
The YCE Secretary General, Dr. Victor Taiwo, applauded the Yoruba Obas Forum (YOF) for their support of the calls for excavation, adoption and implementation of the Confab report.
According to Dr. Taiwo, “We express our profound and unreserved gratitude to the body of our traditional rulers known as Yoruba Obas Forum (YOF) for giving us their unalloyed support for the initiative the CYE has undertaken by calling for the excavation of the 2014 CONFAB report and the general push for the urgent restructuring of the country.
“Our gratitude, therefore, knows no bounds to these our fathers for their burning concerns and support. I’m so glad that our fathers are now keyed into our agenda on restructuring this country, our recent visit to our highly respected fathers proved productive as they pledged their unflinching support for our struggle on restructuring.
“Over the weekend, I led delegation of CYE to the palaces of our traditional rulers which includes the Deputy President of Yoruba Obas Forum, the Elerinmo of Erinmo Ijesa, Oba Micheal Odunayo Ajayi Arowotawa II, the paramount ruler of Ijesaland, Oba (Dr) Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, the Ogunsua of Modakeke, His Royal Majesty Oba Joseph Olubiyi Toriola Ajibise Ogo 1, and we got a positive response from all of them.
“With the several calls from across the nationalities of the country that have been applauding our initiative and requesting collaborations on the restructuring project, we must first and foremost thank the members of the Yoruba delegates to the 2014 National Conference many of whom we have been in deep consultations with and who have pledged their total support and unreserved cooperation, most especially our main man, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi the Vice Chairman of the CONFAB, formerly Chief but now His Royal Majesty Oba Olu Falae, the leader of the Yoruba delegates and Barrister Bisi Adegbuyi, who has taken up the challenge of coordinating the contemporary delegates.
“Now, with the pledged support and cooperation of the Yoruba delegates, the field is now open for the concerned minds and the delegates of the other nationalities or geo-political zones of the country alike to unhang their boots and head for the field.”
Dr. Taiwo, therefore, called for formal communications from all like-minds for effective collaboration to be directed to the Office of the Secretary General, Council of Yoruba Elders.
He also used the opportunity to reel out names of the group chairmen across Yoruba states for intending members for enlistment into CYE fold.
Lagos-State- Sir Alh Hakeem Danmola
Ogun-State- Rev. Dr. Tola Osinubi
Oyo-State- Asiwaju Prof. Abass Aderemi Adedibu
Osun-State- Comrade Sunday Oladipupo
Ondo-State- Sir Clement Fayomi
Ekiti-State- Evang. Patrick Tope Akindulu
Kwara-State- Sheikh Abdulraheem Aduranigba
Kogi-State- Chief John Oluwadare Anjorin
Edo-State- Dr. Victor Odiase
Delta-State- Dr. Francis Anomu
Diaspora- Princess Dorcas Olayemi Amusan-Fagborun
