The Yoruba One Voice (YOV) is calling on the Federal Government and South West governors to tackle the growing hunger issue in Yorubaland. Iba Gani Adams, YOV’s convener and Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, emphasized the need for urgent action . The situation is dire, and it’s crucial that the government makes agriculture more appealing to the region’s people.
The Youth Outreach Vision (YOV) conference, attended by 500+ participants from six continents, highlights the power of global connectivity.
According to YOV, the conference with the theme ‘Rescuing Yoruba Nation from hunger, your task, my task’, was a wake-up call to both the Federal Government and the South West Governors to devise a better approach to make agriculture more attractive to the people of the region.
In his opening remarks, the convener of YOV, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, said the reason for the YOV’s quarterly conference is to impress it on the government at all levels to work on the best approach to solving the problem of hunger in Yoruba land.
Adams said: “In Nigeria today, acute hunger across the country does not know tribe or region. It does not know the colour of our skin and the dialect we speak as a race. It is a general issue that needs urgent solution.”
On the way out of hunger in Yoruba land, Adams said: “Nigeria is a blessed country and Yoruba land is even the greatest beneficiary of God’s blessings. This is evident in the way we plant our farm produce. Within a few days, you see your seed grow with pride. All over the world, agriculture is a global business, whether micro or macro agriculture.
“The success depends largely on the need to expand the scope and advance the technological and mechanical advantage in agricultural production.
“Today, Nigeria and the South West are no longer the largest producers of cocoa, but we can still dictate and drive the market if the governors can do a reform that can help our agricultural sector.”
The guest speaker, Prince Adeyemi Omisakin, in his address, called for support for the farmers.
Prince Adeyemi Omisakin’s call to action is timely and crucial for Yorubaland’s revival. He emphasizes the need for Yoruba societies to return to farming and conduct productive activities efficiently, at lower costs, to combat hunger and reclaim their nobility globally.
Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, is sounding the alarm on hunger in Yoruba land. As the convener of Yoruba One Voice (YOV), he’s urging the Federal Government and South West governors to take action . Adams emphasizes that hunger knows no tribe, region, or dialect, and it’s a problem that requires urgent attention.
