AREWA YOUTHS FOR PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT DISASSOCIATES SELF FROM "KADUNA DECLARATION"

THE KADUNA DECLARATION:THE HEIGHT OF EXUBERANT RASCALITY

The recent notice issued by a group unsee the auspicies of "Arewa Youths" to people of Southeast extraction to relocate back to their respective states, has continued to draw reactions.

The Arewa Youths for Progress and Development has joined in the condemnation of the said inciting and hate speech attributed to the "Coalition of Arewa Youths".

In a statement signed by Comrade Danjuma Bello Sarki, President, AYPD, it describes as "reckless and baseless, the press statement by a so called Coalition of Northern Youths, where they threatened all people of Igbo extraction to leave the North within the next 3 months".

"We want to use this medium to strongly disassociate ourselves from this misguided position and vehemently condemn it in strong terms". 

According to the AYPD President, "it is no doubt the figment of the imagination of the signatories and their sponsors".

"The call is nothing but the height of exuberant rascality by some publicity seeking fellows, who are out to cause disaffection between the North and the South for their selfish interest, at a time like this when we as youths need to stay united and peaceful for the progress and development of our nation", he said.

We (AYPD) want to categorically state that; "their statement has caused great embarrassment to us as patriotic northern youths, that was not and will never be the position of the Northern youths. Their was know time the youths in the north sat down to agree on such position. The true northern youths are peaceful, hospitable, accommodating and tolerant, therefore would not issue such irresponsible vituperation against our dear Igbo brothers or any other tribe who have been contributing immensely to the growth and development of northern Nigeria, economically and otherwise since before independence", Comrade Danjuma stressed.

The Arewa Youths for Progress and Development therefore calls on all Ndigbo to disregard that statement, remain calm and continue to go about their normal activities without fear of being harassed or intimidated, for we cherish our relationship with all other components of our nation. 

More so, "we urge our northern brothers who reside in the eastern part of our country to do same. Our believe in one Nigeria is unshakable and firm", Comrade Danjuma Bello emphasized.

"Even foreigners who are legally resident and law abiding in the north can not be so threatened, talk less of our own brothers of Igbo extraction with whom we have so interrelated through marriages and other socio-economic activities", Danjuma concluded.