Northern youths, under the aegis of Arewa Youth Integrity Forum, have thrown their weight behind the claim by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani -Kayode, of a secret pact between a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the APC vice presidential candidate, Prof. Yemi Osibajo.
According to a statement signed by the President of the group, Malam Ibrahim Abubakar, the northern youths said the support given to the presidential candidate of the APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, by Tinubu and his cronies is an attempt to tactically move back power to the South West.
It said the alliance of Tinubu and former President Olusegun Obasanjo is similar to what happened in 2006 when the North was tactically denied the Presidency by foisting on it a sick late President Umar Yar A’dua, who died in office before President Goodluck Jonathan took over from him.
Abubakar said: “We strongly believe this to be another scheme by the Tinubu/Obasanjo alliance who do not like the North, to deny the North of the presidency.
“It smacks of the same scheme employed by Obasanjo in 2006 when he presented a sick Yar’Adua as the North’s candidate amidst many healthy and vibrant aspirant, knowing fully well that the latter’s health condition will not allow for him to live through the tenure.
“We strongly refuse this tactic in 2015.”
Accusing Tinubu of trying to usurp the Presidency, the group also queried the reason why the person chosen to be the running mate to “ailing” Buhari, whom they allege will be the defacto president per chance the APC wins, is Tinubu’s aide, which will give him the opportunity to loot.
They equally queried why it was Tinubu who was in charge of receiving donations for the campaign and logistics.
The statement also called on all well meaning northerners to queue behind Goodluck Jonathan in the forthcoming polls as the best option for the North so that power will return to it after four years, rather than allow those described as haters of the North to tactically cause power to evade the North for another eight years.
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