Yoruba Community Decries Marginalisation In Enugu

Members of the Yoruba community living in Enugu State have cried out over what they described as total neglect and marginalization by the present administration of governor Sullivan Chime.

The aggrieved members of Yoruba community who made their feelings public through their leader, Mr. Ade Johnson Adeyelu, in a chat with newsmen in Enugu regretted that the Yoruba community which was formed as a corporate body in 1990 , and registered under the then Anambra State Government, regretted that they had never experienced under the previous administration in Enugu State the high level of marginalization they are now suffering in the hand of the present government in the state.

His words: “We have passed through series of military governors and military administrators down the line of civilian governors. Over these years, we have enjoyed some sort of patronage from the government. Patronage in the sense that some Yorubas then were given the opportunity to be members of the Muslim Welfare Board . As a result of that they were given one or two slots to participate in Hajj operations in Medina . From 1990, down to when Chimaroke became governor, we still enjoyed the slots that were given to the Yoruba community in Enugu “, he stressed.

Continuing, Mr. Adeyelu further said : “There is no doubt we are facing a lot of problems in this state. We have not benefited anything from the present administration in Enugu State. We as a community we have participated in almost all the activities of the state. The last straw that broke the camel’s back was the present Hajj operation which we recommended people to participate. But up till now, there is no single Yoruba man that belongs to the Yoruba community that was given any slot to participate in the Hajj operation. Since governor Chime on board, I have written about five letters to him to allow the executive of the Yoruba community to meet one on one with him. At least for him to know the problems we are facing in the state.

Unfortunately, up till now we have not had any reply from him”, he stated.