Alim Hostel, Abuja was with several executives, members and dignitaries of the National Executive Council of the Nigeria Ethnic Nationalities Youth Council on the 2^nd of January as they held an emergency meeting.

The meeting which also comprised of an election in which the new national leadership of the council were elected and decisions in effect with the youths and the state of the country were discussed.

In a communiqué made available to journalists after the meeting, the council stated that the emergency meeting was necessitated by the need to reshape the forum into a Council with a vigorous mandate to protect the over 407 Ethnic Nationalities Youth Organizations in Nigeria and Diaspora.

Acknowledging the alarming surge of insecurity in the country, they urged the government to be more proactive in dealing with the rate of insecurity in the country and put an end to the mindless killings.

“The main essence and purpose of government is the protection of lives and properties but this appears to have been defeated in Nigeria. On a daily basis, Nigerians are being mowed down and roasted like chickens for no fault of theirs, except the fact that they are Nigerians.

“We say today that enough is enough and urge the security agencies to sit up. We have heard so many words without action from the government, we have had enough rehearsed condolence messages from the government, what we demand now is an end to the massacre of Nigerians under whatever guise”.

Making known their displeasure over the level of corruption in governance in Nigeria which has impeded the development in the country, with resulting infrastructural decay across the country, they stated that the exorbitant annual budget of the country has not in any way translated to development.

“There are no commensurate development indices vis a vis the trillions of naira released every year as capital expenditure. The reason for this gap is not farfetched- it is buried in the graveyard of corruption”.

Urging politicians to put the interest of the country above themselves and see themselves as vehicles for national cohesion and not as agents of disunity, they made known their stand for a united Nigeria and cautioned against inflammatory statements ahead of the 2023 General election.

“The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has a big role to play. It must give all interested parties equal opportunities in the 2023 general elections to ensure the emergence of credible leaders”.

The following people emerged winners at the elections which was also held during the meeting:

 President General – Comrade Terry Obirh

 Vice President – Alhaji Balarabe Rufai       

Secretary General – Aare Barr Oladotun Hassan

Publicity Secretary – Comrade Emmanuel Zopmal

Organizing Secretary – Mazi Okwu Nnabuike

Treasurer – Alhaji Hamisu Muhammed Dass

Director of Protocol – Dcn Peter Igbifa Deputy Secretary General – Dogo Shagari