yesterday, declared that it
will “widely” mobilize support
for the re-election bid
of President Muhammadu
Buhari.
Leadership of the group
said it will ensure that Buhari’s
second term “comes
with people of integrity as our representatives at all levels.”
In a statement jointly signed
by the Speaker and Clerk of
the Assembly, Mohammed Salihu
and Desmond Minakaro,
the group also cautioned the
National Assembly against
victimising and disbanding
the pro-Buhari senators with
a view to allegedly “promoting
corrupt and unethical
practices which the president
stands against.”
The youths said the recent
suspension of Senator Ovie
Omo-Agege from the Senate
and the refusal to take same
appropriate action on Senators
Dino Malaye, Shehu Sani,
as well as Isah Misau for publicly
“insulting the number
one citizen of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria and his office,
is no doubt a betrayal of
our collective trust.”
According to the youths, the
act of punishing some lawmakers
and refusing to punish
others is “totally undemocratic,
unprofessional and
selfish which must be resisted
at all means by patriotic Nigerians.”
The statement reads “Our
National Assembly should be
seen to be representing our interest
and not politicizing and
blacklisting well-thought initiatives
for selfish gains.
“We will mobilize widely
for the great change that will
ensure that President Buhari’s
second term which we are
working towards comes with
people of integrity as our representatives
at all levels. Never
again should we fold our
arms and allow corruption
fight back as presently seen in
the Senate “The leadership of Arewa
Youth Assembly wishes to
draw the attention of wellmeaning
Nigerians to the
ongoing plot by the leadership
of the Upper Chamber
of the National Assembly
to disband the pro- Buhari
senators with a view to promoting
corrupt and unethical
practices which the president
has always stood against.
While we respect the independence
of every arm of
government, it is important
that such privilege should
not be abused. The interest of
citizens should always be of
paramount importance.
“The Arewa Youth Assembly
which is an integral part
of the country, controlling
more than two third of the
youth population and belongs
to the highest office in
the country, which is the office
of the citizens of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria with
the power to decide who represents
their collective interest,
has observed with keen
interest the plan by the Senate
President, Bukola Saraki,
and others to discredit our
able president.
“We demand the immediate
suspension of Senator Abaribe
for calling Mr. President
incompetent, which is an
abuse of the office of the president
and morally wrong
of a senator of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. Under
the very watch of the Senate
president, our eighth
National Assembly has
turned into a trade union
where few individual interests
are being promoted to
the detriment of Nigerians.
“We, therefore, wish to
call Saraki to order and
urge him to redirect his
actions towards the unity
and progress of Nigeria or
the Arewa Youth Assembly
will mobilize to resist
any further betrayal of its
collective interest,” he declared.
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