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Xclusive: State Of Emergency A Big Setback To Nigeria’s Democracy – Nothern Youths

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Northern youths, Tuesday, lashed out at the Federal Government for 
slamming state of emergency on three northern states of Adamawa, Borno 
and Yobe, describing the move as punitive and a serious setback to 
democracy. <br /><br />They contended that the declaration of emergency rule
 in the affected states did not only negate the recent amnesty committee
 to dialogue with Boko Haram members but equally showed that the 
government was insincere in raising the committee in the first place. <br /><br />This
 position was shared by the Presidents of the Arewa Consultative Forum, 
Alhaji Yerima Shettima and his Arewa Youth Forum, Alhaji Gambo Gujungu, 
in separate interviews with Vanguard. <br /><br />Shettima, who described 
the action of the government as a ploy to further humiliate and expose 
the people of the north to avoidable hardship, regretted that the 
administration had continued to take actions that deny the people the 
true benefits of democracy. <br /><br />The ACF leader, who questioned why 
Bayelsa State was not included on the list despite the large number of 
policemen killed by kidnappers and militants in recent weeks, noted that
 the action was deliberately taken to punish the north. <br /><br />On the 
other hand, Gujungu noted that the President should have adopted a 
political approach to resolve the insurgency problem rather than apply 
the stringent rule, which he noted, would lead to serious suffering on 
the part of the citizens of the three states. <br /><br />“The emergency rule declared in the three states is unfortunate, politically-motivated and totally uncalled for,” he noted.<br />

Xclusive: State Of Emergency A Big Setback To Nigeria’s Democracy – Nothern Youths

Alhaji Yerima Shettima Northern youths, Tuesday, lashed out at the Federal Government for slamming state of emergency on three northern...

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