We Will Support Amotekun with N3.6m Naira - David Yombo

The Vice President of The Economic Liberation Congress, an organization that seeks to see that majority of Nigerians home and abroad are economically empowered through a secured and safe political environment in Nigeria, Mr.  David Yombo Adewuyi, announced through an online media platform, YouTube.com that his organization is ready to support South Western regional security outfit code-named “Operation Amotekun” with the sum of N3.6m and rally other like-minded groups for more support for the security outfit in the six states in the region.

Speaking further on Amotekun, he said, his organization was in total support of the new security outfit established by the six state governors of the region because the region produces roughly half of the total revenue in the federations’ account.

 Yombo said, “About 50% of the total revenue that goes to the central government is derived from the south western region and over forty thousand Nigerians have been killed by ISIS Nigeria, Boko haram, Fulani herdsmen and the federal government has made no or little arrest and have not been able to make any meaningful headway. That makes us to wonder if this government is actually colluding with these terrorists, or the terrorists are blackmailing the government or the government cannot use the brain resources at her disposal to end this. Whichever way it is, it is time for the people of Nigeria to secure themselves, therefore the Amotekun is a great concept.

“To show our solidarity, the Economic Liberation Congress has raised the sum of $10,000 to support Amotekun. This money, we plan to send to different reputable organizations that championed the course of Yoruba nation like Agbekoya, Oduduwa People’s Congress under Iba Aare Gani Adams, and we will also like to reach Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. We also hope that this solidarity and love will be extended to other Oduduwa descendants in Kwara State, Edo State and Delta States because we are one”

 He opined that many farmers in the western part of the country could not go to their farms again because of the fear of insecurity to their lives and property and that indeed many Yorubas in Kogi, Edo, Delta, Kwara were threatened by the current high state of insecurity. 

Yombo added,” we plead that whoever receives this money we will send, should ensure that they are judiciously used to equip the Amotekun volunteer members, so  that our fathers and mothers will be able to go back to their farms and help solve our food insecurity in Nigeria.  The Economic Liberation Congress is solidly behind eradicating insecurity in western region in particular and Nigeria as a whole”

You may recall that following the launch of the security outfit in January 9 in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State Nigeria,  prominent groups, including  foremost Yoruba Socio- Cultural organization, Afenifere,  Igbo apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze, Northern Elders’ Forum and Middle Belt Associations, lauded the initiative by the South – West governors.

But two days later, the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, declared the security outfit illegal and said it was contrary to the provisions of the Nigerian law.