Before the general elections in 2023, a coalition of northern groups (CNG)-affiliated group urged young people in the north to cast their votes for a capable president who is fully aware of the economic and security difficulties facing the nation, eschewing religious, ethnic, and regional sentiment.
The organization added that Nigeria most urgently needs a leader with national influence who is able to bring the country together into a single, indivisible entity.
The recommendation was made on Wednesday at the 2023 sensitization conference in Jos, the capital of the Plateau State, by Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, the nation’s CNG coordinator.
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He asserted that the North did not vote in ignorance in 2015 and would not do so in 2023.
“In the 2023 general election, I call on the youths, the women and all well-meaning Nigerians to avoid politics of bitterness, religious sentiments, sectionalism and nepotism.
“We must ensure that the criteria for voting any person are based on character, capacity, competence, skills, knowledge of the economy and commitment to a united and prosperous Nigeria.
“We must vigilantly subject every candidate, not critical scrutiny by demanding from him a comprehensive plan of action and extracting solid commitment to reverse the situation for the better.”
Mohammed Eneji, the National Coordinator for North Central, also spoke during the discussion. He said that the group has sponsored sensitization conferences in more than ten Northern Nigerian states to inform the youth about the impending elections.
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“This group has been on the ground for more than 10 years, we have championed a lot of agitation for the North and in the interest of this country. We are heading towards an election and over the years, our election has always had religious and ethnic colouration in our politics and that is what Nigeria is where it is today.
“Northern Nigeria has the highest population when it comes to election and where ever the region tilted to during election, the candidate usually emerges. We felt in 2015, Northern Nigeria went into voting for a Presidential candidate blindly and we don’t want that to repeat itself that is why we are carrying the sensitization conference.”
Benson Sunday Yohanna, the Plateau State Coordinator, urged the young of the Plateau to vote for qualified people who will change the nation’s fortunes in the youths’ favor.
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“The Youths have suffered over the years and the mistake of yesterday should not represent itself. We are being told that we are leaders of tomorrow and tomorrow has come, yet the old people don’t want to give us a chance, but we will continue to educate yourselves and ensure that we take the leadership of this country.” He stated.
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