The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, (NYCN), has condemned the suspension of the chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF) Mamman Mike Osuman, allegedly for telling the truth to power.
A statement issued by the group’s National President, Isah Abubakar yesterday in Kaduna said a situation where Northern leaders prioritise self-gain to the general growth and well-being of their people was bad.
”What has the chairman said that is not the true reflection of what many could not say for fear of favour? We, the Northern youth, feel highly ashamed of the behaviour of the so-called leaders of the ACF in suspending their chairman for being bold enough to tell truth to power at a time when everyone is afraid to do so.
”Their actions tell more of the reflection of present northern Nigeria where everyone works for selfish interest, this was not the Northern Nigeria Prof. Ango Abdullahi stood for, not the Northern Nigeria of the Late Yusuf Maitama Sule, or the Northern Nigeria’s Late Justice Mamman Nasir stood for, or the Late Chief Sunday Awoniyi sacrifice for. This is a new Northern Nigeria where every individual works for his personal interest and don’t care of what happened to others”, said the statement.
Abubakar called on the National Executive Council of the ACF to, as a matter of urgency, reverse their decision and return Mamman Osuman to his position and avoid anything that will further disgrace the organisation, warning that failure to heed the advice, members of NYCN will mobilise to shut down the headquarters of the ACF in Kaduna in the coming days.
He assured the general public that nobody can silence any group or organisation that is ready to tell the truth to power or bring facts to challenge the happening in the country,
