A group known as North-east Youth Alliance on Monday, said youth across the six states of the region have endorsed the Senate Presidency pursuit of Senator Ahmad Lawan.
National coordinator of the group, Alhaji Munkailu Abdulrahman, who
disclosed this while speaking to Blueprint in Damaturu, said the alliance was on tour of the states to mobilize youth and elders to support the aspiration of Senator Lawan.
“We are representatives from Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba,
and Yobe going round the states to speak to elders and youth of the
region to have a united position and support Lawan who was already
endorsed by All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Political and cultural leaders from the North-east have a duty to promote unity and to speak to the contenders to support the party’s choice so as not to wash away this opportunity.
“This is an opportunity for the North-east to produce the next Senate
President, we cannot watch people with selfish interests to scuttle the opportunity.” he said
The coordinator said Nigeria can not afford to waste more time to
unnecessary executive and legislative conflicts as witnessed in the
last four years.
According to him: “Nigeria needs a progressive National Assembly that will not sabotage passage of budgets and bills to the detriment of development.
“We are confident that Senator Lawan will provide the required leadership
for executive/ legislative harmony to execute projects and policies that will improve the lives of Nigerians.”
