A Communiqué of One-Day Summit of National Leaders of Socio-Political, Socio-Cultural, Professional and Broad-Based Civil Society Groups on the Current State of the Nation was held in lagos on Monday.
Delegates of various ethnic groups, civil society organizations and faith–based groups across Nigeria came together to discuss the state of Nigerian nation following growing concerns about the worsening level of insecurity and widespread discontent across the country.
The meeting of over 60 associations was facilitated by the Chairman, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, (AYCF), Alhaji Yerima Shetima, Executive Director, Journalists for Democratic Rights, Mr Adewale Adeoye, a civil rights advocate, Auwal Rafsanjani, foremost anti corruption crusader Chief Debo Adeniran, Agba Jalingo, Comrade Razak Olokooba, President, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, Comrade Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Yoruba Global Youth Leader and President, Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW)/ Secretary General, Nigerian Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders Forum(NENYLF) Barrister Dotun Hassan, President Ijaw Youth Council, (IYC), Comrade Timothy Igbifa, President, Itsekiri National Youth Council, (INYC) Weyinmi Agbateyinwo, former Vice President, Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC), Comrade Isa Tijani and Spokesperson, Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), Àbdul-Azeez Suleiman.
The groups conversed on the alarming state of insecurity and incessant killings leaving several communities at the mercy of a murderous insurgency, marauding killers, bandits and kidnappers escalating at unacceptable proportions gravely endangering the peace, unity and development of the country;as a result of seemingly intractable unabated criminal activities across the country.
Despite the ongoing war against corruption, The group noted that global corruption index continues to place Nigeria in worsening scenario of corruption-riddled public and private sectors
These Groups Further set up goals on ways to put an end to the wide range of issues hovering around the country: 1.To facilitate the forging of a robust national platform for articulating a common voice on national issues. 2. To review the alarming rise and spread of killings and general insecurity of lives and property in Nigeria. 3. To underscore the failure of economic management policies characterized by a rising debt profile which has resulted in enormous hardship to vast segments of the Nigerian population. 4. To assess the current war against corruption in the light of revelations of an embarrassing rise in the nation’s corruption perception index that involves undue executive interference and official coverup. 5. To advice on how to check the deep divisions and distrust resulting from the unfair nature of governance and appointments to public offices and institutions.
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