Northern youths lambast Femi Adesina for attacking Ango Abdullahi

"He lacks respect for elders," Arewa Youths

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has lambasted Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina over his comment against the Northern Elders’ Forum. AYCF called on Adesina to stop throwing insults and unguarded words against NEF’s convener, Prof. Ango Abdullahi.

It will be recalled that following several attacks by bandits and insurgents in many Northern states, Professor Abdullahi had lamented that the North was at the mercy of criminals who are constantly spreading terror in the region. He then went on to accuse President Buhari of failing in his responsibility to protect the people of the North. Adesina subsequently described the NEF as mere irritant and featherweight. According to the presidential spokesman, NEF lacked good leaders.

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However, AYCF criticised Adesina for attacking NEF’s leadership, and pointed out that Buhari’s spokesman has no respect for elders. In a statement signed by AYCF President-General, Yerima Shettima, the group demanded that Adesina apologise for his comments against Abdullahi. The group expressed surprise at Adesina for attacking Abdullahi and NEF for telling the government the truth regarding the killings in the North. The youths warned that it would not condone such attacks against its leaders from Adesina.

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The statement read, “That Femi Adesina has insulted the North and we take exception to his choice of words, which we believe he would never use against elders from Yoruba land for whatever reason. We demand the withdrawal of the abusive language he deployed against Professor Ango Abdullahi and other respected elders in NEF.

“We cannot fathom why telling truth to power over the increasing killings in the North by Prof Ango warrants the use of derogatory language against our elders by Femi Adesina.

“We find it even scandalous that a Presidential Spokesman lacks the right choice of words to use in dodging the reality of today’s Nigeria, in which the North is worse off.

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“We would like to make it abundantly clear that we will not condone the deployment of foul language against our elders any more. This is not the first time Mr. Adesina would be spewing foul language against elders of our region but we hope it will be the last.

“While we stress that we would not take this kind of infantile attack on our elders, we wish to call on all Northerners of good conscience to ignore Adesina’s unguarded outburst against Prof Ango and NEF. Enough of this nonsense please.”

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