Re-visit 2014 national conference report, Bishop tells Buhari
- The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Reverend Felix Femi Ajakaye, has advised the federal government on an urgent national issue
- Ajakaye urged the government to re-visit the 2014 National Conference report
- He said the report contained answers to some problems bedeviling the country at this period
The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Reverend Felix Femi Ajakaye, has advised the federal government to re-visit the 2014 National Conference report.
According to Nigerian Tribune, Bishop Ajakaye made call in his homily at a mass to celebrate the 51st World Communications Day at the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti, on Sunday, May 28.
Bishop Ajakaye said the report, if implemented, would address numerous problems, including the problem of regions threatening the coexistence of the country.
There have been calls for President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the 2014 National Conference report
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Ajakaye added that the conference report had solutions to issues relating to true federalism and numerous other issues threatening the cooperate existence of Nigeria, saying the panacea to these problems was in the conference report.
He said: “The report of the 2014 national conference is a way of moving our country forward. It is a pointer to how we can achieve true federalism. We must revisit that conference report as a panacea to the numerous agitations bedeviling our country.”
Bishop Ajakaye, who commended the federal government and the Ekiti state government for honouring the late General Adeyinka Adebayo, said they should also revisit the issue the late Colonel Francis Adekunle Fajuyi, who, he said “worked hard and sacrificed his life for the unity of the country.”
“We must also recognise the late Colonel Francis Adekunle Fajuyi. We must not forget that man. He sacrificed his life for the unity of this country. It must not be Fajuyi Park alone,” he concluded.
The conference was held and concluded under the Goodluck Jonathan administration
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Meanwhile, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state is optimistic that President Muhammadu Buhari will be Nigeria's president for many years.
Governor Ajimobi made this known on Thursday, May 25 at the inauguration of the Ibadan zonal office of the EFCC.
His words: “We are very lucky that we have a sincere and incorruptible man in President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Buhari is the one Nigeria needs now. We thank God that he is there and he would be there for many years."
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