The leaders of Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and Ohanaeze Ndigbo have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to be more open to the legitimate clamour of Nigerians for more substantive changes in the structures of the country.

The two socio-political groups made the call in a communique issued yesterday and jointly signed by Amb. Yahaya Kwande on behalf of NEF and as the Co-Chairman and Prof. George Obiozor, President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.

It said,

The meeting noted the need to improve the capacities of security agencies to deal with threats to the country. It noted the need for President Buhari to be more open to the legitimate clamour of Nigerians for more substantive changes in the structures of our country.

The meeting which was held on Wednesday in Abuja discussed matters around the improvement of security of communities living all over the country and the matter of security and livelihood of Northerners in the South-east and Igbo people living in the North was discussed.

The meeting also deliberated on the need to strengthen the unity of the country and steps which need to be taken to address disaffection with the nature of the federal system and the entrenchment of the values of justice, equity and fairness for all Nigerians into our basic structures, processes and laws.

It added,

The meeting noted the damage of misperceptions, deliberate misinformation and the alienation of particularly young people from mainstream economic and political activities were feeding restiveness, fear and distances between Nigerian people.

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