Afenifere National youths council ANYC

12/10/2026

PRESS STATEMENT

12th October, 2026

NIGERIA'S DEBT TRAP AND FDI COLLAPSE: A NATION SURVIVING ON HOT MONEY WHILE DROWNING IN DEBT

The Afenifere National Youth Council has received with deep alarm the twin reports from the World Bank and FMDQ on the state of the Nigerian economy:

1. That Nigeria spent N7.7 trillion servicing debt in H1 2026, representing 124% of total revenue, with interest payments alone exceeding revenue by N1.5 trillion.
2. That Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plunged by 92% to a paltry $11 million in September 2026*, while the economy is being sustained by $2.9 billion in volatile Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) - what economists call hot money.

These are not just statistics. They are red flags that our economy is in intensive care.

Our Position:

A. On N7.7trn Debt Service Consuming 124% of Revenue:

This is no longer debt sustainability; it is debt enslavement. When a nation spends more than it earns just to pay interest, it means we are borrowing to pay interest on old borrowing. We are mortgaging the future of Yoruba youth and Nigerian youth at large.

While we acknowledge the reforms of the Federal Government have improved revenue collection, what is the use of higher collection if it is immediately consumed by debt? This is like fetching water with a basket.

We ask: Where is the fiscal discipline? Where is the cut in cost of governance? Why should the Nigerian youth bear the pain of subsidy removal and devaluation while the political class continues with profligacy?

B. On FDI Plunge to $11m vs $2.9bn Hot Money:

This is the most dangerous signal. FDI builds factories, creates jobs for our graduates, and transfers technology. FPI (hot money) comes to the stock market today and can leave tomorrow with one click, crashing the Naira.

A 92% collapse in FDI means foreign investors do not trust the long-term stability of our economy. They see policy inconsistency, insecurity, multiple taxation, and lack of infrastructure. They are not ready to bring brick-and-mortar investments.

CBN selling 66% less FX and domestic supply drying up shows the real economy is shrinking while speculators dominate.

You cannot build a $1 trillion economy on hot money. It is a house built on sand.

Our Demands:

1. The Federal Government must as a matter of urgency declare a State of Emergency on Cost of Governance and cut wasteful expenditure at the executive and legislative arms.
2. The National Assembly must halt further approval of foreign loans until a comprehensive debt audit and repayment plan is made public.
3. The CBN and Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment must explain to Nigerians why FDI has collapsed and roll out immediate ease-of-doing-business reforms that address insecurity in the South-West and across Nigeria, power supply, and policy summersaults.
4. We call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to redirect focus from portfolio inflows to real industrial incentives that will bring back FDI to our industrial estates in Agbara, Oluyole, Akure, and Sango-Ota.

Nigeria cannot continue to borrow to service debt and celebrate hot money as investment. Our generation will be the one to pay for this crisis if it is not addressed now.

We will not keep silent.

Signed:

Prince Eniola Joseph Ojajuni
National President,
Afenifere National Youth Council [ANYC]

Abiodun Aderohunmu
National Secretary Afenifere National Youth Council

05/10/2026

PRESS STATEMENT

Date: Sunday, 5th October, 2026

AFENIFERE NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL CELEBRATES TEACHERS ON INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS' DAY

The Afenifere National Youth Council (ANYC) joins the rest of the world in celebrating our teachers today, on the occasion of the *2026 International Teachers' Day.

On behalf of the youth of Yorubaland, we celebrate the true architects of our future - our teachers.

In Yoruba land, we say _"Eni ti o ko ni ekun, eni ti o ko ni ni imo"_ - a teacher is second only to parents. From the days of Chief Obafemi Awolowo who made free primary education the bedrock of progress in the Western Region, to today, the South-West has always placed the highest value on teachers and education.

Yet today, our teachers are among the most neglected:

- Many teach in dilapidated classrooms with no chairs, no laboratory, and no dignity.
- Many are owed months of salaries and allowances.
- Many buy chalk and teaching materials from their own meager salaries.

This is unacceptable.

On this day, the Afenifere National Youth Council declares:

1. We honour your sacrifice. You remain the foundation of every doctor, lawyer, engineer, and leader in this country. No nation can rise above the quality of its teachers.

2. We demand better welfare. We call on the Federal Government and all South-West State Governors to urgently implement the approved Teachers' Special Salary Scale, prompt promotion, rural allowances, and decent pension for retired teachers.

3. We call for a state of emergency in education. We urge governments in the South-West to return to the Awolowo legacy - renovate schools, train and retrain teachers, and restore the pride and dignity of the teaching profession.

To every teacher in Iseyin, in Abeokuta, in Ado-Ekiti, in Akure, in Osogbo, in Ikeja and across Nigeria who still goes to class despite all odds - we say thank you.

You are our heroes. You are the reason Yoruba land still stands tall.

We will continue to fight for a Nigeria where teachers are celebrated not only on October 5th, but every day, with good pay, good treatment, and good honour.

Happy International Teachers' Day!

E ku ojo Oluko!

Signed:

Prince Eniola Joseph Ojajuni
National President
Afenifere National Youth Council (ANYC)

Abiodun Aderohunmu
National Secretary
Afenifere National Youth Council (ANYC)

30/09/2026

AFENIFERE NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL

NIGERIA @ 66: A NATION AT CROSSROADS - WE MUST RESTRUCTURE OR PERISH*

October 1st, 2026

The Afenifere National Youth Council, on behalf of the entire progressive Yoruba youth, felicitates with Nigerians on the 66th Independence Anniversary of our dear country.

66 years after independence, Nigeria remains a giant struggling to stand. While we celebrate the resilience and industry of the Nigerian people, we cannot pretend that all is well.

WHERE WE ARE TODAY:

As a nation, we are confronted with troubling realities:

1. Insecurity: From kidnapping and banditry in the North, to terrorism and farmers-herders clashes, to armed robbery and cultism in the South, no part of Nigeria is safe. Our people can no longer go to their farms or sleep with two eyes closed.

2. Economic Hardship: Spiraling inflation, fuel price instability, naira devaluation, and unprecedented youth unemployment have pushed millions of Nigerians into abject poverty. The Nigerian youth, the most energetic demography, is left without hope.

3. National Disunity and Distrust: Ethnic suspicion, nepotism, and lopsided appointments have deepened the fault lines of our unity. The sense of belonging to one Nigeria is fast eroding.

4. Weak Institutions and Bad Governance: Corruption, waste, and over-centralization of power at the center have made governance ineffective and unaccountable.

OUR SOLUTIONS AND DEMANDS:

On this 66th anniversary, we state without equivocation that patching a faulty foundation will not save this house. Nigeria needs urgent and holistic restructuring.

We therefore demand and propose as follows:

1. True Federalism and Restructuring: We call for a return to a true federal system as agreed by our founding fathers, where regions/federating units control their resources and develop at their own pace, while contributing to the center. The current over-centralized system is unproductive and unsustainable.

2. State Police and Decentralized Security: The central policing system has failed. We demand the immediate establishment of State Police and community-based security architecture to tackle local insecurity effectively.

3. Economic Reforms and Youth Inclusion: Government must prioritize youth employment, support local production, empower agriculture and create an enabling environment for entrepreneurship. No nation develops by abandoning its youth.

4. Devolution of Power and Resource Control: Power, resources, and responsibilities must be devolved from the exclusive list to allow states to harness their comparative advantages.

5. A New People's Constitution: Nigeria needs a constitution born out of genuine negotiation by the people, not a military decree imposed on us. We need to renegotiate our coexistence.

CONCLUSION:

At 66, Nigeria should be competing with the world's leading economies, not struggling with basic needs. We have the human and natural resources to be great, but we lack the right structure to unleash our potential.

We believe in Nigeria. We believe in its unity. But unity must be built on justice, equity, and fairness. Without restructuring, Nigeria will continue to crawl while other nations fly.

We call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly to write their names in gold by heeding the call for restructuring now.

God bless the Yoruba race.
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Signed:

Prince Eniola Joseph Ojajuni
National President,
Afenifere National Youth Council

Abiodun Aderohunmu
National Secretary Afenifere National Youth Council

29/09/2026

YOUR VOTER'S CARD IS YOUR POWER! GO AND COLLECT IT NOW!

Fellow Nigerians,

Your Voters Card is more than just a card. It is:

✅ Your constitutional RIGHT
✅ Your VOICE
✅ Your POWER to elect credible, competent and accountable leaders
✅ Your WEAPON to ask questions and demand delivery when campaign promises are not fulfilled.

Without it, you cannot complain. Without it, you cannot decide your future.

The future of Nigeria will not be decided on Facebook or WhatsApp, it will be decided at the polling unit. And you cannot enter that polling unit without your PVC.

If you have registered and have not collected your card, please go to your INEC Local Government Office and pick it up NOW. Encourage your family, friends and neighbours to do the same.

Let us not sit back. Let us take our destiny into our own hands.

Go and collect your PVC today!



Courtesy:. Afenifere National Youth Council.

22/09/2026

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22/09/2026

PRESS STATEMENT
BY THE AFENIFERE NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL [ANYC]
ON THE STATE OF THE NATION AHEAD OF NIGERIA DECIDES 2027
Delivered at a World Press Conference, Oduduwa House, Ikeja, Lagos
Date: Monday, 21st September 2026*

Protocol

Gentlemen of the Press,
Distinguished Leaders of Afenifere,
Youth Leaders, Civil Society, and Fellow Nigerians,

We welcome you to this World Press Conference convened by the Afenifere National Youth Council [ANYC] – the apex socio-cultural youth organization in Yorubaland.

As Nigeria inches closer to *NigeriaDecides2027*, it is our duty as the conscience of the Yoruba youth to speak truth to power, offer direction, and mobilize our people for credible, peaceful, and patriotic participation in nation-building.

We address 11 critical national issues today:

1. ON SECURITY
Nigeria cannot thrive under fear. The persistent killings, kidnappings, banditry, and farmer-herder clashes have crippled our economy and traumatized our people. We demand urgent, intelligence-driven security reforms. The lives of Nigerians must be prioritized above politics. While we have seen the efforts of this administration, it is also necessary that we encourage them and ask that more should be done.

2. ON CITIZENS' READINESS TO VOTE
The youth are tired of excuses. We are ready to vote. But readiness must be matched with access. We call on eligible Nigerians, especially young people, to collect their PVCs, get educated on candidates, and vote with conviction. Apathy is a vote for the status quo.

3. ON INEC AND THE DEMAND FOR FREE, FAIR AND CREDIBLE ELECTIONS
INEC must be an unbiased umpire. The era where the courtroom determines winners must end. We demand that INEC deploy transparent technology, safeguard results from polling unit to collation center, and ensure that *the votes of the people, not the courts, produce leaders*. Nigerians deserve elections we can all trust.

4. ON THE INTEREST OF GEOPOLITICAL ZONES
Nigeria’s diversity is our strength, but only when all zones feel a sense of belonging. Policies, appointments, and development must reflect federal character and equity. No zone should be treated as superior or inferior. National unity is built on fairness.

5. ON RESTRUCTURING
We reiterate our call for true restructuring. Nigeria’s current unitary structure is suffocating innovation and development. We need fiscal federalism, resource control, and devolution of powers that allow regions and states to grow at their own pace within one united Nigeria.

6. ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICING
Centralized policing has failed. Insecurity is local, therefore solutions must be local. We support the establishment of State and Local Government Police, properly trained, funded, and held accountable under the law. This is key to protecting lives and property.

7. ON THE NEED FOR A RESTRUCTURED MINDSET OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH
We call on Nigerian youth to reject thuggery, vote-selling, tribalism, and “get-rich-quick” mentalities. We must restructure our mindset towards productivity, integrity, tech, agriculture, and nation-building. The future of Nigeria is in our hands, not in protests alone, but in participation and enterprise.

8. ON THE PLACE OF THE LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
There can be no development without justice. The law must be blind to status, tribe, and religion. We condemn selective justice and demand that the judiciary stands firm as the last hope of the common man. Social justice must also mean equity in opportunities for all.

9. ON THE ECONOMY AND THE PLIGHT OF ORDINARY NIGERIANS
The indices are clear: high prices of food, fuel, and commodities are crushing ordinary Nigerians. While we acknowledge subsidy reform, government must urgently provide palliatives, stabilize the naira, support local production, and create an economy that gives hope, not hardship. Nigerians deserve to feel the impact of governance in their pockets.

10. ON SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT & YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Our schools are underfunded, our hospitals are under-equipped, our environment is degraded, and youth unemployment is at a crisis level. We demand massive investment in education, healthcare, green infrastructure, and job creation through SMEs, tech, and agriculture. A nation that neglects its youth mortgages its future.

11. THE UNITY OF THE YORUBA RACE
It is the right time for us to start the journey to reconciling or worrying parties in the Yoruba entity. It is not out of place for us to disagree but we shouldn't remain in that state forever. Consequently, we call on the kings in Yorubaland who are the constodian of our culture and heritage to reconcile Aare Gani Adams the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland and Arakunrin Sunday Adeyemo (Sunday Igboho) to harness their potentials for the goid of our land. On no occasion must anyone set the youths against themselves not even because of politics.

CONCLUSION
ANYC calls on the Federal Government, INEC, Security Agencies, Political Parties, and all stakeholders to act now. 2027 must be a turning point, not another cycle of disappointment.

We, the Yoruba youth under Afenifere, pledge to mobilize peacefully, vote wisely, and hold leaders accountable.
A new Nigeria is possible, and it starts with us.

Thank you.
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
God bless Yorubaland.

Signed:
Prince Eniola Ojajuni
National President, Afenifere National Youth Council [ANYC]

Abiodun Aderohunmu
National Secretary, Afenifere National Youth Council [ANYC]

Date: 21st September 2026

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18/09/2026

INTRODUCTION OF THE TOP 12 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES - NIGERIA 2027 DECIDES

As released by the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] on Saturday, September 2026, 18 political parties will be contesting the January 2027 Presidential Election. Out of the 18, 16 are male and 2 are female. Here are 12 leading candidates to watch:

1. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu - APC
The incumbent President seeking re-election under the All Progressives Congress with Vice President Kashim Shettima as running mate. Age 74.

2. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar - ADC
Former Vice President contesting under the African Democratic Congress [ADC] with former Rivers Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as running mate. Age 79. 8383

3. Mr. Peter Gregory Obi - NDC
Former Anambra Governor, now candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress [NDC], paired with former Kano Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso. Age 65. A major force among youths and urban voters.

4. Barr. Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo - SDP
Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party [SDP] with Usman Muhammed Bugaje as running mate. Known for his strong media presence and youth-focused manifesto. 824d

5. Engr. Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde - APM
Oyo State Governor, now contesting under the Allied Peoples Movement [APM] with Musa Lawal Daura. Age 58. 8383

6. Donald Duke - PRP
Former Cross River State Governor, candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party [PRP] with Kabiru Rabiu. Brings experience in governance and tourism development. 824d

7. Omoyele Sowore - AAC
Human rights activist and publisher, candidate of African Action Congress [AAC] with Haruna Garba Magashi. Voice of radical youth movement. 8383

8. Sen. Sandy Ojang Onor - PDP
Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] with Umaru Babangida as running mate. Former Senator representing Cross River Central. 8383

9. Sunday Chibuzo Okereke - LP
Candidate of Labour Party [LP] with Hajja Bintu Konto. Age 43, one of the youngest candidates.

10. Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori - NDP
One of only two female presidential candidates in the race, contesting under National Democratic Party [NDP].

11. Nkem Esther Okereke - NRM
Second female candidate, under National Rescue Movement [NRM]. 824d

12. Rufai Adekunle Omo-Aje - AA
Candidate of Action Alliance [AA] with Shehu Hussaini.

18/09/2026

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