Desist from fanning embers of discord, youths tell Asari-Dokubo

[Mirror]

Youths from the northern part of the country have warned the leader of the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Alhaji Mujaheed Asari-Dokubo, to desist from fanning the embers of discord among the South-South and the North or face the anger of the region.

Making reference to recent comments credited to him on the 2015 presidential election, the northern youths, under the auspices of Amintacciyar Arewa Youth Movement, AAYM, threatened to take it up with Asari-Dokubo should he not apologise to for the several statements credited to him, which they described as 'derogatory and embarrassing to the north.'

"We are calling on Asari- Dokubo to withdraw and apologise to Nigerians for his lousy utterances against the north, because this is a slap on the Niger-Delta people who have mutual understanding with the northern people and the north will continue to stay in harmony with non-indigenes of the Niger-Delta," the group said.

In a press statement signed by its Chairman and Secretary-General, Jamilu Karama and Aminu Mataima respectively, AAYM also accused President Goodluck Jonathan of deliberately marginalising the north in terms of political appointments, employment and developmental projects.

"We observed that the north has been marginalised and developmental projects meant for the north has been abandoned by this administration and the north is not having her share of employment based on federal character.

"Therefore, we are calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure sanity and end the conflict that has been ravaging and crippling the northern states within the shortest possible time," said the group.

The northern youths, who claim to be speaking the mind of Arewa, decried the insecurity and poverty in the north, calling on all leaders of thought from the region to rally round Vice-President Namadi Sambo to find a lasting solution to the problems confronting the region.

"We are calling on former heads of state, former and present governors, traditional rulers, religious leaders, political leaders and other stakeholders of the region to meet with Vice-President Namadi Sambo, being the number one citizen of the region to sort out the problems of the region and bring out a permanent solution that will uplift the region and the country to greater heights.

"We want to use this opportunity to all on Jama'atul Sunah Liada'awatul Waljihad (Boko Haram) to please, for the sake of Allah, children and our mothers, end this conflict," the statement concluded.

National Mirror