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Angry Arewa, Ohanaeze youths, describe Buhari as inhuman, a failure for seeking re-election

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Following the recent appointment of Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as the Director General (DG) of the President Buhari Campaign Organisation, the Arewa Youths Forum (AYF) and Ohanaeze Youths Council (OYC) have described the president as being inhuman and a failure.

The appointment of Amaechi as the DG of the President’s Campaign Organisation apparently signaled the commencement of Buhari’s bid for a second term in in office come 2019.

But the development has been condemned by the youth groups with AYF describing it as inhuman, insulting and insensitive.

The youths questioned how a Buhari not minding the wanton killings across the states of the federation, the hardship his administration had thrown Nigerians into since inception would be talking about a second term bid.

AYF which stated this in a statement signed by its national president, Alhaji Gambo Ibrahim Gujungu, said, “We are also worried that Nigerians had to go through the yuletide with agony and pains because of the fuel scarcity which still persist into the New Year with the Federal government not having a definite roadmap to ending the malaise. This scenario was also compounded by the prevailing hardship Nigerians have been going through because of the actions and inactions of politicians and the elite who we believe have not done enough to assuage the plight of the ordinary Nigerians.

“If you add these challenges to the corruption allegations that had plagued some top ranking officers of this administration and the inability or refusal of Mr. President to address same leaves a sour taste in the mouth of many Nigerians. Consequently, we are appalled to hear that in the midst of all these the president and his men have already put in place measures to kick start his re – election bid for 2019.

“As the apex body of youths in the 19 Northern states and Abuja with affiliates across the country, we see the re election bid of Mr. President at this point in time inhuman, uncalled for and an insult to the sensibilities of the suffering Nigerian masses.

“On the magnitude of the killings, we expect the president to visit some of the states and when he came to Kaduna, he should have condoled with the people or even visited the affected area.

“It is disheartening that when the President visited Kaduna State, black marketers were having a field day as many of the stations were closed and the people were buying fuel at over 350/litre. This we believe is not good enough. Nigerians expect a more purposeful leadership from the champion of change than this anarchy in the land and the time to act is now, Mr. President.”

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In its reaction, OYC apparently branding Buhari a failure, asked the president to first fulfill the promises he made to Nigerians in 2015 before talking of a second term bid.

Its president general, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, in a statement argued that Buhari still has the chance to reclaim the confidence of the people, if he would concentrate on actualizing his promises.

OYC statement read, “Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Council worldwide will not discourage any Nigerian from his constitutional right of seeking any public office. President Muhammadu Buhari made some electoral promises in 2015 such as free meals for primary school pupils and rehabilitation and revamping of Enugu coal mines which were closed and abandoned for 44 years now.

“Ohaneze Ndigbo Youths wish to call on President Buhari to fulfill those promises before declaring his ambition for second tenure. Nigerians are yearning for true change and President Buhari has the opportunity to reclaim the confidence of Nigerians before December 2018.

“Nigerians are not happy with President Buhari because of high cost of living and the current outrageous hike in petrol price while some small scale companies have folded up thereby creating unemployment for the teeming youths of this nation.

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“Ohaneze Ndigbo Youths Council is asking the President to reconcile with the youths and should also stop the witch-hunt of perceived political opponents”

Meanwhile, the national publicity secretary of pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin it was learnt, has called on Buhari to take the statement by AYF as a wakeup call.

Yinka is said to have argued that the various crises all over the country are all indications of Nigeria’s dysfunctional structure and called on the president to stop insisting on continuing with the existing structure.

He said that Nigeria needs a restructured country where every region in the country will be happy.

 

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