By Patrick Ochei
A youth group under the aegis of Southern Nigeria Youth Congress has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately address the concerns of every region of the country in the interest of peace, adding that the reconciliation of every aggrieved person, group or region is paramount to the success of his administration.
The group made this call while briefing the press on the state and stake of Southern Nigeria Region in the Nigerian Project, Friday 2nd June, 2023, in Asaba, Delta State.
According to the President General, Southern Nigeria Youth Congress, Comrade Emordi Ugochukwu Caleb, “On this note, we wish to call on the President to immediately set up a National Peace and Reconciliation Committee to listen to agitations of all regions and interest groups and make valued recommendations to the Federal Government on steps to be taken to achieve lasting peace”.
While calling on the Federal Government under Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on infrastructure, particularly on Federal roads within the Southern region that connect other parts of the country, Emordi admonished every region of Nigeria to seek peace and genuine reconciliation in the interest of giving Tinubu time to address the glaring challenges of the regions.
The PG further enumerated the demands of the Congress to include, a stop in Police brutality of Nigerian citizens, especially the Southern youths who are most victimised, and of course, the need for other regions to support the South-South to produce the next Senate President.
The group affirmed its support for Tinubu Presidency, arguing that its position had always been to see a Southerner become the President of Nigeria after Muhammadu Buhari, which had been made possible by the emergence of Tinubu under the platform of the APC.
On the strength of the above concern, the group called on all aggrieved candidates of Southern origin for the office of President, particularly Mr. Peter Obi to reconsider their actions, withdraw their litigations in court and support Mr. Tinubu in the interest of the Southern region.
Furthermore, the group threw its weight behind the fuel subsidy removal while calling on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency, put machinery in motion to ensure immediate and full kick-off of Modular refinery operations to tackle outrageous fuel prices in the country.
