April 16, (THEWILL) – A youth group in the aegis of Niger Delta Youth Movement (NDYM), has thrown it’s weight behind the decision of the Southern and Middle Belt Governor’s Forum to produce a Southern President in 2023.
The group, which expressed its stands in a communiqué issued at the end of the National Executive Council meeting, and a copy made available to THEWILL in Uyo, also Urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work towards ensuring a free, fair and credible polls in 2023.
Endorsed by the National President, Comrade Amutadi Uba Tega and national secretary Comrade Ediagbonya Joshua, the communiqué stated that for the purpose of peace in Nigeria, the group is in total support of Southern Governors and the Middle Belt Forum for the Country’s Presidency to shift to Southern region.
“For the purpose of peace in Nigeria, NDYM is in total support of Southern Governors and the Middle Belt Forum for the Country’s Presidency to shift to Southern Nigeria.
“This is the surest guarantee for peace, equity and harmonious coexistence in Nigeria is to elect a Southern President in 2023”, the communiqué stressed.
While commending the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC for her diligent prosecution of some returning officers in Akwa Ibom State, we urge them to expend the same energy in prosecuting election rigging agents/staff in their midst.
The communiqué also decried the proliferation of firearms in the Niger Delta region as the 2023 general elections approaches and called on security agencies and indeed the entire citizenry to be vigilant and proactive against such development in the region.
“We call on all security agencies and indeed the entire citizenry to be very vigilant and proactive against proliferation of firearms in the region as a prelude to the forth coming 2023 general elections.
On the controversies surrounding Permanent Voters Card, NDYM calls on INEC to intensify local sensitisation of the youths of the region/country on electoral processes such as electronic voting, etal.
The group in the communiqué, however, condemned the recent bombing of the ill-fated Abuja-bound train by suspected bandits as well as the invasion of the Kaduna International airport by terrorists.
“We condemn the bombing and killings of passengers on the Kaduna/Abuja train as well as the invasion of Kaduna International airport by Terrorists and urge the Presidency to summon the political will to stem this vicious cycle.
“We commend the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on the seriousness he is giving to Eastwest Road and we urge him to extend such gesture to cover other core mandate of the Ministry.
“We call on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to partner relevant agencies within and outside Nigeria in giving assistance to Ukrainian Returnees from the region.”
