Two
Northern groups, the Arewa Citizens Action for Change (ACAC) and the
Arewa Youth Development Foundation (AYDF) have warned Alh Asari
Mujahedeen Dokubo to desist from making uncomplimentary remarks against
northern leaders, its elders and people.In a statement signed by the
director action and mobilisation of ACAC, Aminu Adam, and the national
president of AYDF, Barr Ali Usman,in Kaduna yesterday, the Arewa groups
said, “we have observed with great concern the persistent unrestrained
verbal attacks on the generality of the people of northern Nigeria and
its interests by Ijaw community’s Asari Dokubo.
“Recently,
Asari Dokubo, perhaps, emboldened by government’s backing, has
graduated to attacking the revered Sultan of Sokoto, the distinguished
Emir of Kano and respected leaders like Generals Muhammadu Buhari and
Ibrahim Babangida more so, our great politicians in person of Atiku
Abubakar and Lawal Kaita.
“We feel obliged to respond
to some of his ranting and warn him to desist forthwith from uttering
further uncomplimentary remarks against the north, its leaders, elders
and people by reminding him that both he and his paymasters do not have
monopoly of the apparatus of rascality.
“We are worried
that it is only in Nigeria that a person with notoriety for violent
incursions on his county’s economic base and glaring show of ignorance
should be accorded official cover to wage verbal attacks on statesmen,
and people who have made great sacrifices for their country.
“While
we join our brothers in the forum for the protection and defence of the
integrity of northern elders in urging the northern elders not to
respond to utterances by Asari, we still warn him that we are equal to
the task of protecting the interest of every northerner and ready to
take him on anytime.
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