The Arewa Youth Consultative
Forum, AYCF, has dismissed claims of marginalization by the Southeast.
National President of AYCF,
Yerima Shettima, said the Southeast is not being marginalized as claimed.
Speaking with Dailypost,
Shettima wondered how the Southeast was marginalized when they have produced a
former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, and a former Senate
President.
He pointed out that people of the
Southeast should hold their Governors, Senators and leaders responsible for the
shortfall of infrastructure in their region.
The AYCF National President said
the North Central can claim to have been marginalized and not the Southeast.
Shettima explained that the North
Central has been left out in the scheme of leadership in Nigeria.
According to Shettima: “When they
say they are being marginalized, I don’t understand how and where they are
being marginalized.
“They say it’s because they are
not allowed to come into governance, can you stay behind and seek power? Is
power something that you can just threaten people, then get it?
“And if they are talking about
being marginalized, what happens to the North Central? North central has never
produced the number two person in the seat of governance, but the Southeast
had. They had SGF and Senate President.
“The North central has gotten
nothing since 1999 till date. If there is any region that has been
marginalized, then it’s the North central and they have not agitated or killed
anybody, or held the country to ransom. So what marginalization are they
talking about, there is nothing like marginalization.
“Don’t they have the number of
Senators required? Don’t they have Ministers, governors? So, why are they
channelling their anger to the centre and not to their leaders? What are the
governors doing with all the fundings they are getting?”
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