The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has opposed the candidacy of Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan as President of the soon-to-be inaugurated Ninth Senate, Igbere TV reports.
The group said the support Lawan is currently getting from chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in secret pursuit of personal ambitions ahead of 2023 elections.
Igbere TV reports that the election of the Ninth National Assembly leadership is scheduled to hold tomorrow, Tuesday, June 11.
In a statement made available to Igbere TV on Monday, in Abuja, the AYCF listed APC National Leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State, as people behind Lawan.
“We advise the Tinubus and Elrufais of this world to shove aside any desperate move on 2023 and allow a level-playing field for all political offices.
“No one should hide behind any political party to turn Nigerians into mere manipulable pawn. That will be undemocratic imposition and totally unacceptable, the statement read in part.
The AYCF said the recent withdrawal of Senator Danjuma Goje from the Senate Presidency race has vindicated its earlier prediction on the development.
The group said it predicted that Senator Goje would step down when he is pressured into submission using his pending case at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
“We also declared that he could alternatively be forced to step down from the race in exchange for his freedom from EFCC’s hot chase.
“We are happy to inform all Nigerian progressives that we have been vindicated in all the public declarations we made recently on the contentious seat of the Senate presidency.
“It is obvious that the desperation to make the road to Senate presidency smooth for Tinubu’s acolyte (Lawan), Buhari’s foot-soldiers, especially Governor El-Rufai are coming up with a new narrative to pull a blind wool over our eyes.”
