Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on
Friday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, said he agreed with some Nigerians
clamouring for the restructuring of the country.
Osinbajo who spoke with
journalists shortly after he attended the Great Nigeria Pastors conference held
at University Teaching Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, also disclosed that states
deserved greater freedom to control their resources, increase their income and
internal security.
He said, “Restructuring is very
important to us as a people and and as a nation. But we also have to be careful
with what we mean by restructuring.
“One of the issued raised which I
agree with is that States should be able to control their resources, control
their own security, they should be able to generate more income and exercise
greater freedom.
“We discussed about security and
we believe we should do more. We agreed that people feel more secured when they
can control their security which bring to fore the issue of state police. It
will give them confidence”.
Osinbajo, who expressed optimism
about the future of Nigeria, said the forces of darkness is being fought for
light to shine.
Speaking on the theme “Nigeria of
our Dream” Chairman of Oyo State chapter of Penticostal Fellowship of Nigeria
(PFN), Bishop Taiwo Adelakun told the Vice President that Nigerians deserve to
know the truth about how government was handling some issues which have been of
concerns to them.
He said Nigerians would want to
know what, the government that put the fight against corruption as its cardinal
programme, is doing to fight graft within its government and the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Adelakun said, “We Pastors want
to know what the government that put fighting against corruption in the front
burner is doing about “Mainagate” and other government officials alleged of
corruption.
“Many Nigerians believe that the
anti corruption war is selective and that is why it is not effective”.
He said the recent upsurge in
killings and kidnappings by the terrorist Boko Haram group in the North East
and government seeming lukewarm attitude to checkmating the nefarious
activities of killer herdsmen were of grave concerns to Christians.
According to him, “We have been
told that Boko Haram had been technically defeated but they have killed many
and kidnapped over 120 people this year alone”.
He also asked the Vice President
to speak on the incessant clash among security agencies, citing the instance of
the public scuffle between operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) and men of Department of State Security (DSS).
Adelakun said Christians would
continue to pray for the release of the Dapchi School girl, Leah Sharibu who is
still being held by Boko Haram for refusing to deny her faith.
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