2023: Southeast
region not ready for presidency
region not ready for presidency
The national
president of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Shettima Yerima, has accused the Southeast region of allowing
its people to threaten the unity of Nigeria.
president of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Shettima Yerima, has accused the Southeast region of allowing
its people to threaten the unity of Nigeria.
The AYCF
leader says the southeast zone cannot aspire to produce the president while
threatening the peace of the country by calling for the disintegration of
Nigeria.
leader says the southeast zone cannot aspire to produce the president while
threatening the peace of the country by calling for the disintegration of
Nigeria.
Yerima urges
the region to call its people to order and participate politically without
threatening the unity of the country.
the region to call its people to order and participate politically without
threatening the unity of the country.
He says the southeast region is not prepared
to produce a Nigerian president in 2023.
to produce a Nigerian president in 2023.
Speaking in
an interview with Vanguard newspaper, Yerima, said the unpreparedness of the
southeast region for the presidency is obvious from the fact that the region
has allowed its people to go about threatening the unity of Nigeria.
an interview with Vanguard newspaper, Yerima, said the unpreparedness of the
southeast region for the presidency is obvious from the fact that the region
has allowed its people to go about threatening the unity of Nigeria.
“You cannot continue to be threatening the
unity of this country because time has come that you cannot threaten people
because you want power, you need to lobby. You cannot look us in the face and
abuse the sensibility of all Nigerians and undermine the government and now say
because they are scared of you; this is primitive, who is afraid of you? He
said.
unity of this country because time has come that you cannot threaten people
because you want power, you need to lobby. You cannot look us in the face and
abuse the sensibility of all Nigerians and undermine the government and now say
because they are scared of you; this is primitive, who is afraid of you? He
said.
Yerima urged
the region to call its people to order and see the way they can also
participate politically without threatening the unity of the country. He said
that was the only way the region can get the presidency on a platter of gold.
the region to call its people to order and see the way they can also
participate politically without threatening the unity of the country. He said
that was the only way the region can get the presidency on a platter of gold.
In another
report, the governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, has said the speculated
presidential ambition of the governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasiru El-Rufa’i
and that of the APC leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu would not destabilise the party
as many have feared.
report, the governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, has said the speculated
presidential ambition of the governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasiru El-Rufa’i
and that of the APC leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu would not destabilise the party
as many have feared.
He said APC
would not have any problem in 2023 because President Buhari has laid a strong
foundation through good governance. Governor Buni also rejected the
presidential rotation or zoning that many have been agitating for ahead of
2023. He argued that restricting the presidency to a zone in 2023 will limit
the choices of Nigerians during the poll. Meanwhile, the Northern Elders’ Forum
(NEF) says by 2023 the north will only support candidates with genuine
commitment to deal with its problems and political will to meet the region’s
aspirations.
would not have any problem in 2023 because President Buhari has laid a strong
foundation through good governance. Governor Buni also rejected the
presidential rotation or zoning that many have been agitating for ahead of
2023. He argued that restricting the presidency to a zone in 2023 will limit
the choices of Nigerians during the poll. Meanwhile, the Northern Elders’ Forum
(NEF) says by 2023 the north will only support candidates with genuine
commitment to deal with its problems and political will to meet the region’s
aspirations.
This is
contained in a statement by the convener of NEF, Prof. Ango Abdullahi in Zaria,
Kaduna state on Sunday, February 9.
contained in a statement by the convener of NEF, Prof. Ango Abdullahi in Zaria,
Kaduna state on Sunday, February 9.
“The forum has observed that political
maneuvers around the 2023 elections are targeting the North as a region
available for exploitation. On national security, Abdullahi called for the
injection of a higher level of competence, integrity and accountability in the
manner Nigerian security agencies deal with security challenges,” he said.
maneuvers around the 2023 elections are targeting the North as a region
available for exploitation. On national security, Abdullahi called for the
injection of a higher level of competence, integrity and accountability in the
manner Nigerian security agencies deal with security challenges,” he said.