By Editor
The Ekiti Council of Elders has viewed with deep concern the heating up of the polity by political actors and sundry stakeholders ahead of next year’s Ekiti gubernatorial election.
The elderly citizens stated this at its plenary of August 2025.
In a communique jointly signed by the Council’s President, Prof. J. O Oluwasanmi and the General Secretary, Elder Niyi Ajibulu, the Council appreciated the peace reigning in the state especially the giant strides of the present administration in the vital areas of infrastructural development and security, urging all Ekiti citizens to cooperate with the administration and avoid any chaotic tendencies that could derail the focus of the government and the aspirations of the citizenry, in their entirety.
The statement reads: “While the Council believes that criticism is pivotal to putting any government on its toes, it cautions against self-serving criticisms that does the society or anybody for that matter no good. It admonishes all wishing to serve the people to focus their energy, thoughts and deeds on issues of growth and development rather than on smearing characters.
“The Council further considers the novel and timely decision of the President Tinubu administration to institute Forest Guards to tackle the protracted challenges of insecurity across the Federation.
“The Elders are particularly delighted that the Federal Government is effectively involving the states as critical stakeholders,right from the inception of that security system. All states are urged to enthusiastically seize this opportunity in the best interest of their law-abiding citizens.
“Also, on the issue of state police, the Council is of the opinion that this is in line with the best crime control practices in most federations across the world. While acknowledging the very grave dangers of potential abuse of state police, the Council believes that all legitimate concerns are surmountable through good faith and thorough in-depth pre-operational deliberations involving the inputs of all the critical stakeholders across the country.
“The Elders prayed for God’s guidance for all leaders throughout the nation”
