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IJU-CLUB USA

United States of America


OPEN LETTER TO ONDO STATE GOVERNOR ON THE POLITICAL PROBLEMS AT IJU - ONDO STATE NIGERIA

The Executive Governor
Dr. Segun Agagu
Ondo State Governor
Government House, Akure
Ondo State Nigeria.


We the indigenes if Iju Ondo State living in the United States of America (USA) hereby write you this open letter to express our concern and displeasure to the recent and recurrent political terror besieging our people at home by some group of thugs and terrorists loyal to your Government. Our people at Iju Ondo State Nigeria continued to be victims of political terrorism due to rivalry between one of your appointed officials and one elected official.

We heard the following reports of how:
• Young innocent men are been killed with different weapons, including guns, by these thugs (usually non-indigenes) sponsored by your politicians
• Young girls are been raped and humiliated in the town by these thugs
• People are been victimized and harassed by these thugs 
• The King, Our Royal Highness continues to be harassed and chased out of his domain by these thugs. He now seeks refuge around neighboring towns and cities. This is an abomination and a disgrace to our fundamental African culture and values we grew to know in this once peaceful town
• Citizens of our town continue to live under fear and oppression and flee  in droves to neighboring towns and cities for their safety
• Our brothers and sisters living outside the town around the country could not come to visit home because of fear caused by these thugs
• Above all, the Nigerian Police could not come to Iju town to arrest any of these evil perpetrators simply because of their connections and protection by the incumbent government. 
• These events are of big concern to us as it has eroded our heritage and is threatening to pull us further back into the dark ages we have long forgotten.

Sir, we as a body is holding you accountable and responsible for all of these problems. As a democratically elected Governor, the Chief Executive, Chief Security Officer of our State, your primary duties are the security and protection of lives and property of the entire citizens of Ondo State. Iju town is less than 10km to your seat of power. You are a democratically elected Governor democracy simply means government of the people, by the people and for the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected officials. Your promise during your campaign for this seat was that you will protect and improve the lives of the people. This period has been the most traumatic for the people of Iju because their lives were neither protected nor improved.  You need to put something in place for a lasting peace in Iju.  We would like to see Iju people back to their peaceful life.  This is the only thing that will make us and the people of Iju happy. Of course little or no development has take place in the town with enormous resources being committed to terrorism and brazen lawlessness.

We live in a time when the call for freedom and democracy echoes across the globe, the right to equality before the law, or equal protection under the law, is fundamental to any just and democratic society, whether rich or poor, ethnic majority or religious minority. Regrettably, this fundamental right of security and protection of our citizens have been denied the people of Iju by your government. Our people at Iju continue to live under fear and oppression while young men, women and children are been victimized, harassed, killed or raped by these thugs groomed and unbleached on our people by selfish, crude, wicked and shortsighted politicians. Surely, your government can call your political associates to order.

Please Mr. Governor, we hereby plead with to you to find a lasting peaceful solution to these problems of terror your politicians brought to our Town.

Sincerely
Iju-Club USA

Signed by:

Mr. Wale Akinwale
Mr. Funso Omoloju
Mr. James Ogunbuyide
Mr. Tayo Oladimeji
Mr. Kayode Falaye
Mr. Femi Ogunduyile
Mr. Femi Aboloye
Mr. Ibukun Olowomeye
Mr. Tony Adebusola
Mr. Femi Owoeje
Mr. Sola Akinleye
Mr. Dayo Fanami
Mr. Tope Akinwunmi
Mr. Dimeji Jogbodo
Mr. Boye Omoniyi
Mr. Tope Oluwadare
Mr. Femi Fagbuyiro
Ms. Titi Oyebode
Ms. Funke Adeyooye
Ms. Funke Jayeola
Ms. Dupe Gbademosi
Ms. Kemi Ogunsuyi
Ms. Olayinka Oni
Ms Ruth Adeyeye
Ms. Yemi Oyewo

All others that may not have appeared on this list are hereby represented.


SOURCE: http://www.e-punch.com/default.aspx#
or The Punch for 4/11/2007
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