The Northern Youth Leaders Forum , an umbrella of 42 Arewa youth groups,  on Saturday, named banditry, kidnapping, corruption, poor economy, agitation for secession as part of the challenges bedevilling the country.

The NYLF called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to urgently summon a meeting of those it called “Nigerian fathers,” with a view to discussing the country’s challenges and proffering solutions.

They identified the “Nigerian fathers” as  Theophilus Danjuma, Abdulsalami Abubakar; Chief Ernest Shonekan among others.

The National Chairman of NYLF, Elliot Afiyo, said this while addressing newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State, shortly after his meeting with Obasanjo.

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Afiyo who, expressed concern that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had failed to meet up with the expectations of Nigerians, claimed that his group was  part of the groups that supported the President in 2015,

He accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of lacking the political will to solve the myriads of challenges confronting the country.

He said, “We were part of the groups that brought Buhari in 2015; we thought the Buhari that we know would change things, but we realised that we have made mistake and we have to correct it; that is why I came personally to see Baba (Obasanjo) and we have discussed, he has to also be involved.

“We want him to do two things. One, to summon the elders, the Nigerian fathers, they have to meet, discuss and intervene.

 “As it is now, we are not concern about power shift or power rotation; we are looking for somebody that can solve our problems. I want to beg Nigerians, the President can come from anywhere, the person that we are convinced that will solve our problems is who we need now.”