The Northern Youth Meeting, a coalition representing youths from the 19 northern states of Nigeria, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Arewa Consultative Discussion board (ACF) to elevate the suspension of the group’s Nationwide Govt Council (NEC) chairman, Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman, SAN.
Final Thursday, the ACF suspended Osuman after the northern physique criticised President Bola Tinubu’s insurance policies, saying it had impoverished the North.
It additionally declared that the apex northern socio-cultural physique would again solely northern candidates in 2027.
The ACF suspended Osuman in a letter signed by its secretary-general, Murtala Aliyu.
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Reacting nonetheless, the northern youths, in a press release signed by its president, Dr Ali Mohammed Idris, and nationwide secretary, Dr Abdulhafiz Garba, warned that failure to adjust to their demand would compel them to mobilise youths throughout the northern states to occupy the ACF secretariat in Kaduna.
The assertion described the suspension as “shameful” and “undemocratic,” accusing the BoT of undermining Osuman’s fame.
The group criticised the ACF for failing to align with the pursuits of the lots, particularly throughout what it described as a interval of worsening financial hardship beneath the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
It accused Tinubu of pursuing “harmful and anti-people financial insurance policies” influenced by worldwide monetary establishments just like the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) and the World Financial institution, which they declare have exacerbated poverty within the nation.
“The motion towards the chairman was clearly geared toward pleasing President Tinubu for self-serving pursuits,” the assertion learn.
“That is regardless of the Northern area’s political help for him within the 2023 elections. Such actions show desperation and disrespect for democratic rules.”
The group warned that, ought to the BoT of ACF fail to reinstate Osuman inside the stipulated time, they could take into account launching a regional marketing campaign to help a northern candidate within the 2027 elections.
