The Arewa Youth Integrity Forum (AYIF) has backed the claims made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign organisation that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, is critically ill and not healthy enough to be President.
The group also verified the allegations accusing the APC leader, Bola Tinubu, of a clandestine scheme to become president, which saw him sign a secret agreement with the APC’s vice-presidential candidate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
In a statement signed its Coordinator, Ibrahim Abubakar, the AYIF stated that northern youths share the assertions that the fronting of Buhari by Tinubu and his cronies is an attempt to tactically move power to the South-west.
According to Ibrahim, it was apparent that Buhari may not be strong enough to survive rigours of four years of presidency.
“The alliance between Tinubu and Olusegun Obasanjo is similar to what happened in 2006 when the North was tactically denied the presidency by handing it to a man that was ill, Umaru Musa Yar A’dua who died to bequeath the seat to another southerner.”
“We strongly believe this to be another scheme by the Tinubu/Obasanjo alliance which does not like the North, to deny the region of the presidency.”
“It smacks of the same scheme employed by Obasanjo in 2006, when he presented an ill Yar’Adua as the North’s candidate amidst many healthy and vibrant aspirants knowing full well that the latter’s health condition would not allow for him to live through the tenure. We strongly refuse this tactic in 2015.”
Ibrahim prayed for Buhari’s recovery and urged well-meaning Nigerians to support President Goodluck Jonathan in his re-election bid, adding that this would ensure that power would return to the North after four years.
