The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has dismissed the notion that the whole north has embraced Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid in 2023.
According to the AYCF, Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, who backed Tinubu and said that the whole north had no other option, cannot speak for the people of the area.
Yerima Shettima, the AYCF National President, stated that Ganduje is merely looking for political favors and a soft retirement plan, but that he cannot impose his own views on the whole northern area.
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According to Anaedoonline.ng, Shettima was responding to Ganduje’s statement that it is time for the north to repay Tinubu for his support for President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ganduje had said he and the entire north are behind the 2023 presidential ambition of Tinubu.
However, Shettima says Ganduje spoke based on selfish interests and is only trying to remain politically relevant.
“Ganduje is entitled to his opinion, and probably he is just waking up from his dream. This is an expensive joke, and he knows it’s not true,” he told Newsmen.
“Most of these guys believe that they can wake up and continue doing the same old things as regards politics; they believe that it’s what it was in the past.
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“We know what happened and how he survived being a governor of Kano apart from the advantage of the incumbency from the ruling party that came together to work and ensure that they find a soft landing for him to get to where he is.
“So for this, he cannot be said to be speaking for the North. Lagos is different from the North. I wouldn’t blame him because most of them know that they are going into compulsory retirement in politics, so they can go to any length to say something that would ensure they remain to remain politically relevant.
“But you and I know that what he said is not true. We know how he managed the situation during Asiwaju’s birthday in Kano; we know what happened at the State House.
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“Anybody can say anything today, but we all know it’s all about their personal interest, it’s not about talking the election is around the corner. Let them prove to Nigerians how popular they are among their constituencies,” the AYCF stated.
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