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The Northern Youth Assembly (Majalisar Matasan Arewa) has called for the suspension of Mr Mamman to be lifted and for all his powers and honour to be restored within the next seven days.
The group warned that “if this demand is not met, we shall be left with no other option but to mobilise youths from the nineteen Northern states to take over the Srewa Consultative Forum (ACF) secretariat in Kaduna, in the interest of Northern Nigeria.”
The body expressed its exceptional disappointment with the Board of Trustees (BOT) of ACF for suspending the Chairman of the National Executive Council, Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman, SAN.
The statement, jointly signed by President Ali Mohammed Idris and National Secretary Abdulhafiz Garba, was endorsed by all 19 states of the North. A copy of the statement was made available to the press on Monday in Kano.
The statement read: “It has come to our notice that Mr. Osuman was suspended for criticising the Tinubu-led administration’s anti-citizen policies, especially as they affect the innocent people of the North.
“It is indeed true that the Tinubu-led administration’s anti-people policies have caused widespread and untold hardship in the country.
“We, at the Northern Youth Assembly, a group that represents the youth in the nineteen Northern states, are deeply concerned about the drama being exhibited by those who ought to be at the forefront of advocating for the masses.
“Instead, they have reduced themselves and the Forum to mere agents protecting the Tinubu government, despite the atrocities and evilly conceived policies that continue to oppress, impoverish, and starve the Nigerian citizens,” the statement said.
However, the organisation added: “We received with utmost shock the statement jointly signed by Alhaji Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu (Wazirin Dutse) and Alhaji Murtala Aliyu (Matawallen Gombe), the ACF Board of Trustees chairman and Secretary General, respectively. This statement was indeed the highest order of disregard for the plight of the masses ever executed by the Forum.
“It was clearly aimed at discrediting the respected Executive Chairman’s personality without regard for the long-accumulated reputation he has built over the years.
“The action against the Chairman’s character was implicitly aimed at pleasing President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, serving self-interests and political ambitions, despite the growing tendency of President Tinubu to persecute the people of Northern Nigeria, despite their political support for him in the 2023 general elections.
“While the action of the ACF was disgraceful, it was also marked by ill motives, the absence of protocol, and a desperate attempt to exonerate itself from any form of accusation. The decision was too hasty and demonstrated a lack of common logic, teamwork, and responsibility. Why would the BOT interfere with the day-to-day operations of the Forum? This is unreasonable and unscientific.
“Although the action of ACF did not surprise us, it is concerning that after 24 years of the establishment of the Arewa Consultative Forum, the organisation has failed to achieve anything tangible to support the development of Northern Nigeria, aside from organising tea conferences and talk shows meant to display affluence, power, and luxury.
“We, therefore, wish to unequivocally urge the BOT of ACF to, as a matter of urgency, lift the suspension of Mr Mamman and restore all his powers and honour within the next 7 days. If this is not done, we shall have no other option but to mobilise the youths from the nineteen Northern states to take over the ACF secretariat in Kaduna, in the interest of the Northern Nigerian people, particularly the youths.
“We strongly believe that Nigerians deserve better than what they are currently experiencing under the present Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, which is determined to follow the dangerous, harmful, and anti-people economic policies advised by organisations such as the IMF and World Bank, thereby plunging millions of Nigerians into an unprecedented economic crisis.
“Therefore, unless necessary measures are taken to address these concerns, it won’t be out of place if a Northern Nigerian regional campaign is launched to call and support the emergence of a new capable person from the Northern Nigerian region come 2027 to take over the political ship of the country, especially as it’s obvious that President Tinubu is failing.”
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