How Buhari can succeed, by Yoruba socio-cultural group

A Yoruba socio-cultural group,the Majeobaje Movement, has expressed optimism that  succour is on the  way for Nigeria as the affairs of the country are about to be taken over by a worthy and competent Nigerian in General Muhammadu Buhari.

But the  group said  the in-coming administration must draw from all sectors of the country.

The group, through its convener, Chief   Akintayo Akin-Deko, released  a 14-point charter in Ibadan  to help the incoming administration streamline its efforts at revamping the core socio-economic sectors in the country.

The charter covers  eradication of corruption, restoration of security, practice of true federalism, rule of law, reforming the constitution and revamping infrastructural facilities. Others are poverty alleviation, reinvigorating industries, universal health care, functional education, sustainable agriculture, electricity supply, affordable housing and youth empowerment.

Akin-Deko  said: “For us at the Majeobaje Movement, good governance at the federal level remains a precondition for achieving better life in the South West. It is for this reason that we forwarded this open-ended Good Governance Charter to the President-Elect and his vice. It is our hope that they will adopt it as a cornerstone for a social pact through which positive change can be systematically ushered into, and thereafter sustained in Nigeria.

“There has never been a contractual agreement between voters and political office holders. We are concerned. We believe Nigerians, especially  Yoruba, deserve more than we are getting as a people. We need to set an agenda for any government in South West.”