Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Think Yoruba First, TYF, has urged President Bola Tinubu to seek a middle ground for effective collaboration with the United States.

The group charged the President to stand out from his predecessors and resist the urge to treat only the symptoms when the disease itself can be cured.

This call came following the rising security concerns and international reactions to Nigeria’s internal challenges.

This was contained in a statement by the group’s Public Relations Officer, Ogbeni Oluwole Lewis, on Wednesday.

Lewis referenced a recent statement by US President Donald Trump, who threatened military intervention in Nigeria over what he described as “alleged genocide against Christians, particularly in Northern Nigeria,” accusing the Nigerian government of failing to act decisively.

According to the group, foreign actors had long been accused of contributing to instability in Nigeria and the wider Sahel region, stressing the need for the Nigerian government to reassess its internal and external security posture.

“We must also encourage the President and his cabinet to take a holistic view of the multiple threats confronting Nigeria today.”

Lewis argued that Nigeria’s centralized security architecture was no longer sustainable, noting that decentralization had become an urgent necessity.

“Decentralizing the security apparatus has become essential to solve problems relating to manpower, response time, and intelligence gathering. Sub-nationals must be empowered to defend themselves without depending solely on federal forces. A rigidly centralized structure also makes coups easier to attempt, as history has shown,” he said.

He also urged President Tinubu to work closely with US security agencies, where necessary, particularly in intelligence sharing and acquisition of advanced security equipment.

“There is no price too high to secure the lives of our people. It is clear that we need all the help we can get, and ego must be set aside when lives are at stake. We must find a middle ground for effective collaboration.”

Trump’s threat: Don’t treat symptoms when disease is curable – Pan-Yoruba group tells Tinubu