2023 PRESIDENCY: WE WILL NOT ALLOW AN OLD, WEAK AND SICK PRESIDENT".... YERIMA

AYCF Nat. Pres. Yerima Shettima

"Babangida has spoken the minds of millions of Nigerians who had been quietly disturbed by 'the political culture of recycling old, tired citizens as presidents of the nation' as this is partly responsible for the current stagnation afflicting the country".... Shettima.

"The era of having old people holding the reigns in Nigeria should belong to the past and anyone who thinks this stagnation should continue should perish that negative thought.

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF has described as timely and commendable, the call by former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, for the country to have a young person as President, in 2023.

This was the position of the AYCF National President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima on Saturday, 7th August in a statement issued and made available to journalists.

According to the AYCF leader in his statement, "the Forum would resist having another old, weak and sick leader in 2023", he warned.

Alhaji Yerima Shettima in the widely circulated statement, stressed that the former Military President had spoken the minds of millions of Nigerians who had been quietly disturbed by "the political culture of recycling old, tired citizens as presidents of the nation", saying this was partly responsible for the current stagnation afflicting the country.

Pres. Buhari and Ibrahim Babangida.

"Former President IBB has proved that he is committed to genuine democracy and demonstrated patriotism with this proposition of injecting fresh blood into the democratic space of today’s Nigeria", the northern youth leader stated.

"We call on all elder statesmen to queue behind IBB for the good of this nation.

"We are all aware that in terms of leadership/governance globally, the trend is having young, healthy and intellectually vibrant young people at the helm of affairs. 

"We are calling on all political parties in the country to shun the culture of recycling old and incompetent candidates for the nation’s presidency because the Youths will no longer support that dangerous trend anymore.

The group stressed that the era of having old people holding the reigns in Nigeria should belong to the past and "anyone who thinks this stagnation should continue should perish that negative thought.

It said, "Going forward, the AYCF will never allow the recycling of old, weak and sick citizens as leaders of this nation, more so in a fast-changing and competitive world. 

"Much as democracy gives everyone the right to contest for any elective office, it does not encourage the emergence of tired, weak, politically compromised, sick and overly unproductive persons as leaders of this modern society.