– Femi Fani-Kayode, the former minister of Aviation seems to have torn the northern part of Nigeria apart with his statements
– A group from the Middle Belt is now uniting with the southern part of the country to send a strong warning to leaders from the core north
– The coalition is now accusing the core north of planning to truncate the country’s unity with the constant threats from its leaders
The Southern and Middle Belt Allied Youths (SAMBAY) have replied their northern counterparts over the threat the Arewa Youth Forum (AYF) issued against a former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode.
In a statement signed by Fidelis Ujah (Middle Belt), Onyema Ukachukwu (South East) and Mustapha Olasubomi (South West) and received by our correspondent, the coalition warned that nothing must happen to Fani-Kayode.
The group, which spoke after an emergency meeting it called to discuss the threats “that have not only been issued by northern elements against Femi Fani-Kayode but also against the other parts of the country in recent times as regards permutations for 2019,” said it knows that it is the AYF that is pursuing purely selfish interests.
The coalition believes Femi Fani-Kayode is fighting the course of the average Nigerian and must not be threatened
According to it, the AYF is doing this by insisting that power must remain in the north when their definition of ‘north’ has clearly over the years excluded the middle belt region.
SAMBAY wondered why Arewa would think it can continue to deceive the Middle Belt to curry their support when it needs political power but would immediately abandon them afterwards.
“We wonder where these Arewa Youths have been all this while that their cousins the Fulani herdsmen terrorists have been killing citizens with impunity in Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau and such other states.
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“They never condemned them because they do not see people from these parts as one of them except for election purposes.
“Even in Southern Kaduna that is further up north, indigenes were killed without these Arewa saying anything.
“We find their silence on these issues most reprehensible and signs of deep-seated hatred for other parts of the country.
“It is based
“We have lost more people in the South and the Middle Belt in the two years under Buhari than we have done since 1999 to May 2015.
“Do we allow Arewa and their threats to those who defend and speak up for us pass unchallenged or do we stand up to them and say enough is enough? Our people have chosen the latter.
“For the avoidance of doubt, we want to make it categorically clear that under no circumstances shall we allow anyone no matter who they think they are to threaten Fani-Kayode. Nothing must happen to him or any member of his family.
Attempts to silence him will never work.
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“If they want the Fani-Kayode’s of this country to stop talking, then they should tell the Buhari administration to stop the bloodshed and tyranny plaguing our country.
“We call on the law enforcement agencies to take notice of such needless threats from AYF as we are more than ready to respond adequately and commensurately to any action the Arewa Youths might be planning to take.
“Enough is enough!” The statement concluded.
Meanwhile, ZENITHBLOG.com had earlier reported that the Southern Kaduna Rebirth (SAKORE), a foremost northern association, has described former minister of Aviation and ardent critic of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, as God’s finger in the herdsmen attack on the southern part of Kaduna state in recently.
The group thanked Fani-Kayode and described him as one of those whose voices have helped in forcing the ‘terrorist’ Fulani herdsmen to cut down massively on the scale of terror they planned to unleash on the people of the area.
Watch this video of the carnage caused by Fulani herdsmen on Southern Kaduna as brought to you by ZENITHBLOG.com:
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