IJESAS SET TO FLUSH OUT YAHOO BOYS FROM IJESALAND

‘Most youths and few elderly are now involved because they now see it as means of livelihood. Good character, high integrity and good behavior are now alien in the land while a lot of parents look the other way because of monetary gains and not worry about the future of their wards’, the groups noted. 

The societies said, it has become imperative to call the attention of relevant authorities at local, cultural, security and government levels, to these menace and ungodly habits in Ijesaland especially Ilesa, stating that it was regrettable that some parents folded their arms because of involvement of their children

‘We therefore appeal to all parents to take interest in the activities of their wards by ensuring that they flee away from all forms of anti – social engagements. We must imbibe the ethos of Omoluabi and other positive values which IJESA are known for’.

Penpushing further reports that, the Sabo Area of Ilesa is now a slum, ‘even in a 21st century setting, the market rebuilding is now a curse and is now a hiding place of hoodlums and miscreants. This is danger signal for all’

‘The demolished market should be rebuilt using international standards and best practices. The Hausa who reside mainly in the area should be engaged on the need for partnership and collaboration on bringing about the restructuring and rebuilding of the market. They should live peacefully with the host community.

‘Ijesa-land and her people have age long reputation of being industrious with entrepreneurial skill and spirit which earned us the appelage OSOMALO but regrettably both the formal and informal business ventures  are lacking now or not encouraging for investments, commerce and trade’.

‘It is sad to know that high tariffs and imposition of difficult levies to start off businesses and ventures by professional bodies and trade unions are hampering the young ones from starting off businesses of their choice within the kingdom’.

‘This is the general situation where local associations impose levies on goods and services at expensive costs in the name of associations who have turned to kingpins with no authority to curb  their excesses at all levels’.

‘The activities of these local associations and trade unions are anti – development. The ease of doing businesses in Ile-Ijesa has been made poorer and hugely unattractive; so many local, national and international investors have taken flight to other kingdoms or areas and cities.

‘The proliferation of the local associations and their misdemeanors are disincentive to investors, growth and development. An urgent measure need to be put in place to regulate these unnecessary local associations for informal sector to flourish or thrive’.

‘So we must relax ease of entry of business for Ile-Ijesa to progress and prosper. We must create an enabling environment for trade, commerce and investment to thrive for the overall development of Ile-Ijesa’, the groups emphasised.

Penpushing also reports that, the associations pointed out another disturbing development which is selling of family heritage which include historical buildings to strangers in the town and environs, a development noticed to be dangerous with awaiting negative effect.

‘The problems are assuming multiple and dangerous dimensions. Our God-given resources are being plundered at will right before our eyes. Our people are selling off family houses to strangers without let’, the associations cried out.

‘Family houses are historical and are a kind of monuments that should be preserved. We have a situation in which a whole village and farmland are completely sold out. Selling off such edifying historical and pristine homes in major Quarters and villages is sacrilegious and taboo, it amounts to erasing history of one’s origin and destruction of lineages’.

‘We call for a stop to these negative practices and abuse of acceptable norms and traditions. Let us adopt modern and creative ways of assets management, instead of outright sale, we can lease out while the ownership still belong to us the natives’.

‘The Coalition of Societies and Clubs  in Ijesaland is now calling the attention of our esteemed royal fathers, religious leaders, notable and progress driven societies and associations  to enlighten and educate our people on the danger of menaces highlighted earlier’.

‘We also call on the security organizations to rise up to the challenge by ensuring security of lives and properties within Ijesaland. We also call on government at all levels to address these issues for peace and peaceful co – existence in Ile – Ijesa’.

‘It is a peace and peaceful co – existence that drive growth and development A.  All Ijesa people home and abroad are enjoined to be law abiding and continue to maintain those age-long positive virtues of hard work, integrity, honour, excellence and pride which we are known for’.