Youths under the aegis of Southern and Middle Belt Allied Youths (SAMBAY) have replied their northern counterparts over the alleged threat the Arewa Youth Forum (AYF) issued against a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, warning that nothing must happen to the Ex-Minister.

A statement jointly signed by Fidelis Ujah (Middle Belt), Onyema Ukachukwu (South East) and Mustapha Olasubomi (South West) after an emergency meeting on Sunday warned that the Ex-Minister must not be intimidated for making a critique of the current All Progressives Congress, APC-led government.

The group said it knows that it is the AYF that is pursuing purely selfish interests by insisting that power must remain in the north when their definition of “north” has clearly over the years excluded the middle belt region.

The meeting was called by the group to discuss the alleged threats that, according to it, have not only been issued by what it termed northern elements against Femi Fani-Kayode but also against the other parts of the country in recent times as regards permutations for 2019.

It also wondered why Arewa would think it can continue to deceive the Middle Belt to curry their support when it needs political power but would immediately abandon them afterwards.

“We wonder where these Arewa Youths have been all this while that their cousins, the Fulani herdsmen terrorists, have been killing citizens with impunity in Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau and such other states. They never condemned them because they do not see people from these parts as one of them except for election purposes. Even in Southern Kaduna that is further up north, indigenes were killed without these Arewa saying anything.

“We find their silence on these issues most reprehensible and signs of deep-seated hatred for other parts of the country.

“It is based on this that we have come together to say NEVER will we allow anything untoward to happen to Chief Femi Fani-Kayode who has been speaking up for us and our people against the tyranny and despotism of the Buhari administration and his Hausa/Fulani disciples.

“We have lost more people in the South and the Middle Belt in the two years under Buhari than we have done since 1999 to May 2015. Do we allow Arewa and their threats to those who defend and speak up for us pass unchallenged or do we stand up to them and say enough is enough? Our people have chosen the latter.

“For the avoidance of doubt, we want to make it categorically clear that under no circumstances shall we allow anyone no matter who they think they are to threaten Fani-Kayode. Nothing must happen to him or any member of his family.

“We call on the law enforcement agencies to take notice of such needless threats from AYF as we are more than ready to respond adequately and commensurately to any action the Arewa Youths might be planning to take.

“Enough is enough!”

The statement concluded.

Aufbauh:
SAMBAY ko, BOMBAY ni. End time group!
Besides, i do not see the différence between Fidelis Ujah and Onyema Ukachukwu.

Candyrain:
Seems the Middle Belt is finally beginning to wake up to reality. They now realize that they only exist to be used for election purposes by the core North and afterwards abandoned.

Good morning Middle Belt

Aufbauh:
SAMBAY ko, BOMBAY ni. End time group!
Besides, i do not see the différence between Fidelis Ujah and Onyema Ukachukwu.

ALMUSTAQIM:
THE MIDDLE BELT SHOULD BETTER TELL THE FANTASTICALLY FOOLISH KLEPTOMANIAC THE STOP ALL THE NONSENSE TALKS HERE & THERE.

AS THINGS STAND TODAY, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO PMB1523, FFK IS NOT SAFE AT ALL

hucienda:
lol .. SAMBAY.

see as ee wan bi like 'samba' abi na 'samankwe' dance.

naija and unending groups bi like 5 & 6.

fiizznation:
And when was this sambay or is it Bombay of a group formed? Funny

Aufbauh:
SAMBAY ko, BOMBAY ni. End time group!
Besides, i do not see the différence between Fidelis Ujah and Onyema Ukachukwu.

blackpanda:


Why?? because we refused to support u Igbo's Thanks but we will make our decision on our own. We support who is best for us, regardless of bias

omenkaLives:
Middle Belt group SOMBAY for FFK?

So darn ridiculous.

Aufbauh:
SAMBAY ko, BOMBAY ni. End time group!
Besides, i do not see the différence between Fidelis Ujah and Onyema Ukachukwu.

karlz:

end time surely for hausa-fulani muslim domination,why should an idoma man named ujah consider himself more of a brother to a fulani man from zamfara than an igbo man from enugu with whom he shares more culture?because he speaks hausa lang?SOMBAY, BOMBAY whatever its called is the best chance for equity in nigeria

LukmonSodiq:
They're both Ipod Yoots... Just that one is from the South-East and the other from Benue.

Aufbauh:
Point of order: there are no indigenous Igbos in Benue rather you have indigenous Idomas/Igalas who were erroneously carved into Enugu state.

Be well guided!

The group said it knows that it is the AYF that is pursuing purely selfish interests by insisting that power must remain in the north when their definition of “north” has clearly over the years excluded the middle belt region.