A pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Yoruba Ko’ya Leadership and Training Foundation, on Friday, launched a multipurpose cooperative society to be known as Ijinle Development Multipurpose.

Yoruba Ko’ya said the organization is worried over the abysmal level of food production and high level of poverty and hunger in Yoruba land hence its resolve to launch a formal platform through which numerous Yoruba sons and daughters can be empowered financially without any burden.

The Convener of Yoruba Ko’ya, Otunba Deji Osibogun, who addressed the small gathering through teleconferencing, said: “I am seriously worried that the Yoruba nation who used to be a haven of agricultural production in the First and Second republics now rely heavily on other parts of the country for virtually all food items including gaari and yam.

“I am currently away from Nigeria but reports from home shows that this COVID-19 pandemic has really exposed Yoruba land as a weak entity in terms of food security and agricultural production. Also, this covid-19 pandemic has opened our eyes that every nation must promote and develop knowledge-based entrepreneurship otherwise known as STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine.


“Therefore, Yoruba Ko’ya, through Ijinle Development Multipurpose, will be promoting our innovative and creative young men and women on knowledge-based entrepreneurship so that we can have the Yoruba nation that can compete with the rest of the world.”

The multipurpose society, according to the Director of Finance and Investment of Yoruba Ko’ya, Mr Olakunle Osuntokun, is to be used to propel knowledge-based Entrepreneurship, Food Production, Trading and Vocational Training among the younger generation and market men and women in the south-west geopolitical zone of the nations of Nigeria.


Osuntokun said the Ijinle Development Multipurpose will help to promote a culture of savings among the market men and women and aspiring young entrepreneurs in Yoruba land and boost their savings through loans that attract only 5% interest payable in one year so that their businesses can grow.

He said: “We are focusing on Food Production, STEM, Vocational Trainings, Agriculture Value Chain and Digital Wealth. Our vision is to build an industrialized Yoruba land – strong in commerce and knowledge-based economy.


“We have faced the reality that any nation that lacks the capacity to feed at least 70% of her citizens will lack true peace. Today, the south-west cannot feed 5% of her people which is a worry to us. The Ijinle Development Multipurpose is going to bridge the gap and with consistency, mercy and grace of God, we shall get there”, Osuntokun said.

In his remarks, the Ikeja Area Officer of the Directorate of Cooperative in the Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperative and Industry, Mr Olusegun Odedina, who inaugurated the multipurpose cooperative society in line with Lagos Coop Law Cap of 2004, said many nations of the world including South Africa are now strengthening their economy, building wealth and creating employment opportunities for their teeming population through Multipurpose Cooperative.
He charged Yoruba Ko’ya to remain committed to its vision and dream of making the south-west part of the country a producing entity rather than a consuming land that she is at the moment.
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Is it the same Yoruba land with the highest IGR, or is it the one that fell from the sky?

Because ayam not understanding.

The truth is that with the constant influx of other ethnicities and non Nigerians from Chad and Niger Republics into Yorubaland, such measures will always be inadequate and unsuccessful.

There's way too much expected from the Southwest.

And it's a pity that only very few Yoruba leaders can see this burden weighing us down since what we have these days are selfish politicians.

Gandollar:
Is it the same Yoruba land with the highest IGR, or is it the one that fell from the sky?

Because ayam not understanding.

Yoruba land is not a barren land, Covid - 19, did not allow us to cultivate on our farm same as the North.
It's bound to happen.

South west and north are agricultural productive land


Erosion is not chopping half of our lands.

That the Southwest was not recorded as the most ridden country by poverty does not mean it has no poor people and hungry people. There are millions of hungry people in every nook and cranny of Nigeria, the Southwest inclusive. It's only a matter of frequency...

This is where true federalism would have worked. How does a government treat a problem when there are vast cultural differences that'd definitely affect the approaches to dealing with the problems?

The same yorubaland, afonja express news said have the highest igr...no wonder people don't take their statistics seriously
Just two weeks lockdown they started robbing and killing eachother,like the 1million boys,awawa boys,and even mobbed a bread bus..
Ogun state boys too will be claiming lagosians,the same people fashola deported,go to Ogun state and cry for Yoruba people,dirty and smelly place...
You hates us so much but still don't want us to suffer in biafra....naive snakes...

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Gandollar:
Is it the same Yoruba land with the highest IGR, or is it the one that fell from the sky?

Because ayam not understanding.

According to yoruba buraus of stats......

The COVID lockdown really exposed the SW.

Sammy07:


Yoruba land is not a barren land, Covid - 19, did not allow us to cultivate on our farm same as the North.
It's bound to happen.

South west and north are agricultural productive land


Erosion is not chopping half of our lands.

but your oluwole n.b.s statistics stated that your erosion ravaged brown roof hamlets is the richest in Nigeria how come your people are stating other wise or is there something you are not telling us?

mystery22:
The same yorubaland, afonja express news said have the highest igr...no wonder people don't take their statistics seriously
Just two weeks lockdown they started robbing and killing eachother,like the 1million boys,awawa boys,and even mobbed a bread bus..
Ogun state boys too will be claiming lagosians,the same people fashola deported,go to Ogun state and cry for Yoruba people,dirty and smelly place...
You hates us so much but still don't want us to suffer in biafra....naive snakes...

you believe the master forgers to your own peril..afonjas forge everything,they forge Google themes,wikipedia,they forge waec,juniverdity resulr even NBS statistics..
if Yoruba said good morning,come out and observe the weather before you respond.

ccffwx:
The COVID lockdown really exposed the SW.

very poor idiots claiming champion.. if you had ever travel to Yoruba land you will wesp for this low lifers claiming sophistication.
They cover up with Lagos which they don't know how it was developed,travel to Oshogbo or ekiti I swear you will spit on there faces.

Children of hate are here always, always wailing and crying, ipodpigs and ipod-zoneB

ahaz:
but your oluwole n.b.s statistics stated that your erosion ravaged brown roof hamlets is the richest in Nigeria how come your people are stating other wise or is there something you are not telling us?

Maybe you need glasses to read the report.

When there was lock down, who went to farm

Where you able to go to farm?
Oh, sorry you guys don't have farm self.
Erosion has destroyed your lands.

You don't know what it means.

Sammy07:


Yoruba land is not a barren land, Covid - 19, did not allow us to cultivate on our farm same as the North.
It's bound to happen.

South west and north are agricultural productive land


Erosion is not chopping half of our lands.

Ah! Ok

Marine54:
[sub][/sub] According to yoruba buraus of stats......

I'm sure this news is from Ipob. Those people are not Yorubas because without us, there will be no Nigeria.

They should go and collect food from NBS...
No long talk.

Bwahaha... I thought Yemi Kale's fake 'oluwole' statistics claimed every yoruba are billionaires and are faring better than the SS and SE? Including the Awawa gangs, 1 million gangs and thieves.



That was how yorubas deceived themselves that they are more educated for many years until recent Jamb, WAEC and NECO statistics showed the SE and SS topping them back to back while SW states like Oyo, Osun struggled for totem pole position with almajiri states like war torn borno and yobe states in the north.

ahaz:
you believe the master forgers to your own peril..afonjas forge everything,they forge Google themes,wikipedia,they forge waec,juniverdity resulr even NBS statistics..
if Yoruba said good morning,come out and observe the weather before you respond.

They also forge fake identities online to deceive people.

yoruba is synonymous with forgery. They can forge for Africa.

Sammy07:

Maybe you need glasses to read the report.

When there was lock down, who went to farm

Where you able to go to farm?
Oh, sorry you guys don't have farm self.
Erosion has destroyed your lands.

You don't know what it means.

But as a suffersticated tribe, you should have food storage facilities.

So it means if the lockdown should continue, we are on our way to 2MB (2 million boys)

Gandollar:
Is it the same Yoruba land with the highest IGR, or is it the one that fell from the sky?

Because ayam not understanding.

So you expect the concerned Yoruba leaders to sit down and watch until Yoruba land deteriorate to the level of north and east? They are being proactive. Things are bad already but not as bad as Eastern Nigeria where the youths are running to west and north.

What stops the rich men in yoruba land from sharing palliative reliefs to the poor ones?

Gandollar:
I'm sure this news is from Ipob. Those people are not Yorubas because without us there will be no Nigeria.

Lol
I hear the bolded at every baba iroyin free readers newspaper stands in yorubaland .

Nobody decieve themselves pass yoruba.

Gandollar:
I'm sure this news is from Ipob. Those people are not Yorubas because without us, there will be no Nigeria.

Obviously !

WeneDiali:


They also forge fake identities online to deceive people.

Like minorityopinion and osaze007. The fake osaze be like say e chop plenty ban. Not seen him for sometime.

Aderr:
So you expect the concerned Yoruba leaders to sit down and watch until Yoruba land deteriorate to the level of north and east? They are being proactive. Things are bad already but not as bad as Eastern Nigeria where the youths are running to west and north.

Tell yourself the truth, the rich men in yoruba land are not doing enough.

WeneDiali:


They also forge fake identities online to deceive people.

Decieving themselves , not people. Cause we know them right from inception!

Gandollar:
Like minorityopinion and osaze007. The fake osaze be like say e chop plenty ban. Not seen him for sometime.

Minorityopinion is a low budget version of Biafraexposed that ran away after fooling himself thinking he can smear Kanu and IPOB.

WeneDiali:


Minorityopinion is a low budget version of Biafraexposed that ran away after fooling himself thinking he can smear Kanu and IPOB.

you never see that Afanja here....

Aderr:
So you expect the concerned Yoruba leaders to sit down and watch until Yoruba land deteriorate to the level of north and east? They are being proactive. Things are bad already but not as bad as Eastern Nigeria where the youths are running to west and north.

Be consoling yourself. If the lockdown extends, even 5MB would be child's play.

Shebi you yourself is taking notes of how th SE has been deporting northerners running away from hunger in their region.

EsomahJD:


Tell yourself the truth, the rich men in yoruba land are not doing enough.

Is it not the rich Yoruba men that came up with the idea of Yoruba Koya to fight poverty among their people? Did you not read the article? Is it not better to build a lasting foundation than to be sharing food and money to people when the resources are there to help them stand on their feet?

WeneDiali:


Minorityopinion is a low budget version of Biafraexposed that ran away after fooling himself thinking he can smear Kanu and IPOB.

The Word low -budget signifies "poor quality"

He was poorly cloned