BY JULIET EMMANUEL
Kaduna
Arewa Youths Assembly for Good Leadership (AYAGL) an umbrella body of the young people in the 19 Northern States has urged Nigerian youths to resist the temptation of participating in the proposed nationwide wide protest.
The group urged youths in the north to do everything possible to protect their land and nation from every form of violence.
In a statement signed by the Speaker, AYAGL, ambassador Abdul Danbature on Monday called on well meaning Nigerians to consider other form of protest apart from street protest so as not to play into the hand of the enemies of the nation.
“We have therefore come to conclusion to explore other avenues to express our displeasure and this we have done by writing detailed position paper to Mr President and this is enjoying adequate attention of the Government as we speak and we at this point officially and collectively withdraw from the National street protest”.
“As you all know that recently we have be in the fore front of the struggle mobilizing for the fort coming National protest tagged ‘End Bad Governance in Nigeria’ and this is as a result of our conviction that there are genuine grands to protest, ranging from insecurity to harsh economy situation in the Nation as a result of some economy policies of this Government.
“Meanwhile, as we were mobilizing for the protest, we were also consulting Our Stakeholders in the Northern Nigeria; the Royal Fathers, the Entrepreneurs and some political and social actors across the lengths and breaths of our region and all these consultations have enriched and deepen our knowledge about the various government policies and programs”.
“We have also understood that while we have genuine intentions to express our displeasure on the current economic situation in our Nation there are other several and more effective way to communicate the same message bearing in mind that there are different enemies of our Nation both within and outside Nigeria waiting for every available opportunity to perpetrate evil in Nigeria”.
