Group slams CUPP spokesman over comments on Buhari, gives him two weeks to withdraw comments

The recent call by the spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere on youths to come together to force the present administration out of office may not have gone down well with some youths, as a coalition of youths groups, known as League of Nigerian Youth Groups, has slammed him for the call describing it as inciting and capable of throwing the country into anarchy.

While cautioning him against any further insult and hate speeches against President Muhammadu Buhari, the group gave him two weeks to withdraw the derogatory words he used against the President and the nation

The position of the youth groups was contained in a communiqué jointly signed by the Convener and National Speaker of the Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN), Hon. Godstime Chukwubuikem Samuel, Hon. Abubakar Sadiq Ahmed, President Arewa Youths Congress, Rt.Hon. Mubarak Aliyu Rimi and National Speaker, Nigerian Students’ Parliament and Comr. Salma Musa, which was made available to news men at the end of a media conference in Abuja.

Leader, Council of Northern Female Comrades, warned that youths’ activism should not be turned into rascality.

The group condemned what they described as the periodic assault and use of hate speeches on President Muhammadu Buhari, “my President, our President, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

The communiqué reads in part “We condemn in totality the rascality and incivility of one youth named Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere who is being sponsored by selfish Nigerian leaders opposed to the current leadership of the Federal Government of Nigeria to periodically sustain the act of abusing and insulting the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari.

“We condemn his inciting words of calling on Nigerian youths to forcefully chase the present government out of power.

 “We reject and demand an apology from him in describing Nigeria as a woman! This is an insult on our sensibility as a country and also our Nigerian women who by his expression have described them as weaklings.

“His attack on Mr President is one too many and should be condemned by every right thinking Nigerian.

“We give him two weeks to withdraw all personal attack and insults meted on our President. Youth activism should not be turned into rascality. Enough is enough”.

The group also alleged the attitude of the controversial youth leader confirms that he is a sponsored agent of disintegration and chaos.

According to the communiqué, “his attitude gives credence to earlier claim by some groups that he is a paid agent to cause chaos and disintegration in the country.

 “We and other great Nigerian youth leaders decided to pull out of his programs and Press Conference having realised that his aim is always to generate tension, abuse elders and statesmen and call for youths to join in destabilising the polity and the government.

“We urge all Nigerian Youths to distance from this approach and urge every right thinking group not to buy into his ugly agenda. We support constructive criticism, but not destabilisation of the country.”