Tag: AYCF

2027: “North yet to decide on Tinubu’s fate” – Arewa youths

Aminu Imam
AYCF Yerima Shettima

President-General of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, (AYCF), Yerima Shettima, has said the northern region is yet to take a unified position on whether to support, or oppose, President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid in 2027. Recall that the suspended National Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Mamman Osuman, had last week said the North would support a candidate from the region against Tinubu in 2027, to save the north and the country from hardship. However, Shettima, in a published interview yesterday, said while discussions were ongoing on the matter, the…

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Northern Group hails Tinubu for suspending Betta Edu

Aminu Imam

… Says, “Our eyes on all ministers” The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has commended President Bola Tinubu for suspending Betta Edu as minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation. In a statement on Monday, Yarima Shettima, president of the group, said Edu’s suspension shows that the president has zero tolerance for corruption. Edu has come under scrutiny after a leaked letter surfaced where she authorised the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to transfer N585 million to a private account. Tinubu directed her suspension and asked the Economic and…

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