Arewa Youth Federation (AYF) has said it will join hands with other Nigerians to demand for the resignation of the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi.
This is just as the group dissociated itself from a statement purportedly denying the call for the removal of Bichi, stressing that the DSS DG must respect court orders and stop disobeying court orders.
According to the statement signed by the president and secretary-general of the group Usman Ibrahim and Samuel Godiya respectively, AYF as a group whose main interest is to foster unity and peace in the country, it will never support impunity.
It distanced itself from a statement purportedly issued by one Kabir Mohammed who claimed to be the president of the AYF.
“Our attention has been drawn to a statement issued in our name denying the call for the sack of Yusuf Magaji Bichi, DG DSS signed by one Kabiru Muhammad who claimed to be our president.
“The Arewa Youth Federation hereby caution the general public to note that Kabir Muhammad who is parading himself as the leader of AYF is a fraud and the so-called statement has nothingto do with us.
“The AYF had chosen to remain silent about the matter concerning DSS and the court, but reckless statements like the one authored by this so-called Kabir Muhammad necessitated us to issue a statement,” the statement reads.
The group said, it is neither in support of the DSS nor the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele,
Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos, Alhaji Aminu Yaro Dogara and suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
Abdulrasheed Bawa or any individual for that matter.
Members of the group said it will only support the truth, saying they want the right thing to be done irrespective of whose interest is at stake.
“If any individual has committed any crime, he should be punished according to the law, that’s why the laws are there, to be used. Also if there are laws or court orders to be respected or followed, they must be followed, no one individual is bigger than the law.
“There is no hiding place for the DG DSS, he must respect court orders. We are joining hands with well-meaning Nigerians to call for the resignation of the DG DSS for acting as an emperor and disobeying court orders
“We would have chosen to remain neutral on this issue but seeing an individual practically destroying the sovereignty of the country calls for quick intervention from all patriotic compatriots,” AYF said.
The group said as a northern group whose main interest is to foster unity and peace of the nation, they will never support impunity.
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