From Sola Ojo, Kaduna
Northern group, the Arewa Youth Parliaments, has passed a vote of confidence in the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over his determination to turn the fortune of the seat of power around in the national interest.
Addressing a press conference in Kaduna, Speaker, Arewa Youth Parliament, Yahaya Salisu condemned recent utterances credited to some Northern religious clerics and elites along a particular faith and ethnic group describing such as uncalled for.
To this group, Nigeria is a democratic republic with each Nigerian having equal rights and as such, the seat of the minister of FCT belongs to any qualified Nigerian irrespective of tribe or religion as the appointing order (President) may deem fit to appoint.
Salisu then called on young persons, especially from the North, not to allow themselves to be used as tools of destruction by some people who would not use their God-given position to empower them but rather want to use them for selfish reasons.
“We urge the minister to remain focused, resolute and not be distracted by agents provocateurs who are out for their selfish interest. As youth who look up to good leaders as role models, we are proud to say Wike’s leadership credibility and capacity to deliver on his mandate speaks for him any day, anytime.
“We are using this medium to call on our fellow Arewa youths to disregard any call for demonstration or campaign of calumny against the FCT Minister who is busy uniting Nigerians respective of their religions for a better FCT and Nigeria at large,” the group noted.