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Arewa Youths Tear Lawal Apart Over Comments On Shettima

Arewa Youths Tear Lawal Apart Over Comments On Shettima

July 15, 2022 3:39 pm

While reacting to the recent comments by the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has on Friday taken him to the cleaners over what it described as “narrow-minded, unguarded political sentimentalism and provocative stance” over the 2023 presidency.

Rising from its meeting which had been chaired by the National President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima, the group had declared that there can be no better choice of running mate for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu than Senator Kashim Shettima, who is a nationalist to the core.…

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Arewa Youths’ Open Up On Threatening War If Buhari Is Ousted

October 18, 2020 5:04 am

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, National President, Yerima Shettima has refuted reports of threatening that the North would go to war over End SARS protest.

The said report had claimed Shettima threatened that the North would go to war if President Muhammadu Buhari is removed by Southerners.

Condemning the report, Shettima described such claims as false and malicious, which should be disregarded.

He made the denial through a statement signed by the group’s Legal Adviser, Barr Abubakar liman.

Read Also: End SARS: Yahoo Boys, Thugs, Robbers Behind Protest – Arewa

The statement described the group’s National President as a …

Gumi Should Be Commended Not Condemned – AYCF

End SARS: Yahoo Boys, Thugs, Robbers Behind Protest – Arewa

October 11, 2020 4:13 am

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Saturday, faulted the ongoing anti-Special Robbery Squad, SARS, protests across the nation.

AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima claimed that fraudsters popularly known Yahoo Yahoo boys and armed robbers, thugs were behind the anti-SARS protest.

Read Also: #EndSARS: Police Deny Shooting At Ogbomoso Protesters

Shettima alleged that some of the protests were aimed at preparing grounds for kidnapping, robbery and other social vices.

In a statement he forwarded to Africa Daily News, New York, Shettima said: ‘We have observed, as a group, the loud calls for the total ban on SARS through politically-motivated protests

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Gumi Should Be Commended Not Condemned – AYCF

2023: We Can’t Be Intimidated – Arewa Youths Attack Sagay

August 23, 2020 9:38 am

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Sunday rubbished statement credited to Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, PACAC, that North was interested in retaining power in 2023.

AYCF President-General, Yerima Shettima in an interview with Africa Daily News, New York warned that the North cannot be intimidated by anybody on the issue of 2023 presidency.

Read Also: 2023: Arewa Group Backs Call For Southern President

Shettima, while insisting on competence as criteria for picking the next president, described Sagay’s remarks as sad and unfortunate.

He explained that he and some Northern voices have …

Arewa Youths React As Atiku’s Son Declares Ex-VP Will Run For Presidency

Arewa Reacts As Atiku’s Son Declares Ex-VP Will Run For Presidency

June 9, 2020 8:25 am

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has reacted to reports that Atiku Abubakar, former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, will be running for the same office in 2023.

One of Atiku’s sons, Abubakar Adamu had explained that the former Vice President would contest for presidency again in 2023 because “he has been an astute, strategic, master politician for almost four decades.”

Adamu, who is the Commissioner for Works and Energy in Adamawa State made the disclosure while presenting his Ministry’s one-year score card.

Atiku was defeated during the 2015 presidential election by President Muhammadu Buhari after several attempts.

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Gambari - Arewa Attacks Fani-Kayode On Islamisation Speech

Gambari: Arewa Attacks Fani-Kayode On Islamisation Speech

May 15, 2020 2:05 pm

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has attacked former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode over comment that President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari was appointed to ensure the Islamization of Nigeria.

Fani-Kayode had attacked Buhari for appointing Gambari, saying this was the first time in the history of Nigeria that the nation would have a Fulani President and a Chief of Staff.

He said the appointment was aimed at helping Buhari islamise Nigeria,

But AYCF’s President-General, Yerima Shettima stated that there was no way the north could islamise Nigeria.

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Kanu Is Inciting Crisis Ahead Of 2023 presidency – Arewa

May 2, 2020 1:15 pm

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Saturday accused Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of inciting crisis between the North and Southwest.

Recall that Kanu had alleged that the North would frustrate the Southwest presidential ambition.

In a broadcast on Radio Biafra, the IPOB leader had claimed that the North would mess up the presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Read Also: ‘Why I Said That Aso Rock Is Empty’ – Nnamdi Kanu

Kanu said North will “mess up” Tinubu’s presidential ambition like they did to former presidential

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Extension Of Lockdown May Collapse Nigeria – Arewa Youths

Extension Of Lockdown May Collapse Nigeria – Arewa Youths

April 16, 2020 1:30 pm

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has faulted the 14-day lockdown extension declared by President Muhbammadu Buhari.

AYCF President-General, Yerima Shettima said the extension declared by the president may lead to a collapse of the country because Nigerians are hungry.

Recall that Buhari had three weeks ago ordered a two-week lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States in a bid to tackle the spread of COVID-19.

Read Also: Lockdown Leads To Massive Looting In South Africa

At the expiration of the two weeks, Buhari in a nationwide address had on Monday extended the lockdown by another two weeks.

However, Shettima

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Nnamdi Kanu Should Be Arrested Immediately – Arewa Youths

Nnamdi Kanu Should Be Arrested Immediately – Arewa Youths

April 2, 2020 1:39 pm

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Thursday declared that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, should be arrested and made to undergo psychological tests.

AYCF President-General, Yerima Shettima made the call while condemning Kanu’s continued attacks and claims that President Muhammadu Buhari is fake.

Following Buhari’s broadcast ordering a lockdown to tackle the spread of Coronavirus, Kanu had claimed that the president used a body mask during the nationwide address.

The IPOB leader had on several occasions claimed that the Nigerian president was dead and replaced with one Jubril Al-Sudan.

However, Shettima in a

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El-Rufai

El-Rufai Wants To Be Vice President – Arewa Youths

February 25, 2020 9:52 am

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, President-General, Yerima Shettima on Tuesday insisted that Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State was working towards becoming the Vice President in 2023.

Shettima, who spoke with reporters, made the remark while condemning the governor for saying the Southern part of Nigeria should be allowed to produce the country’s next president.

El-Rufai had said the North had no justification to hold onto power at the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second tenure in 2023.

The governor had stressed that the South should be allowed to produce the country’s next president in the interest of …

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