The Founder/Chairman, Non Yoruba Indigenes APC Forum (NYIAF),Chief Dr Chris Orie has said that the different non Yoruba Indigenes associations in the All Progressives Congress in the southwest is not a sign of disunity. According to him, some have thought that with the existence of groups like Vision, Mandate and Coalition that non Yoruba indigenes in the south west is not united.

He said himself as the founder, Non Yoruba Indigenes APC Forum South West, alongside the South West Leader, Chief Anselem S.E Njoku and other South West Leaders of the groups have decided to make this clarification so as to clear the doubts. According to him, the Principle that binds all the Non Yoruba Indigenes in the South West is unity and one voice .adding that as long as you are not an indigene of the South West, you definitely inherently belong to the Non Yoruba Indigenes Forum.

Speaking further he said, "Therefore, it is of paramount importance to inform interested camps via this medium that the Non Yoruba Indigenes APC Forum recognizes Vision, Mandate and Coalition from all geo-political zones and other emerging groups as part and parcel of us so long as it is not an indigenous Political Pressure group in South West. The structure is very simple. The Non Yoruba Indigenes APC Forum is the Mother and General Apex Political Pressure APC group of all Non Yoruba Indigenes resident in the South West.

NYIAF is not sectional, it rather comprises South South, South East, Middle Belt and Arewa Nigerians living in the South West.Other groups earlier mentioned are sectional and therefore cater for the interests of people of their regions in South West. But NYIAF represents the interests of all sections of Non Yoruba Indigenes in the South West irrespective of language, religion, tribe and gender ”.

Chief Orie said that it is also imperative to state here that the sub APC Political Pressure Groups such as: Vision, Mandate and Coalition exist among people of all geo-political groups of Non Yoruba Indigenes (i.e. South South, Arewa, Middle Belt and South East) domicile in the South West and are under their Apex Political Pressure Groups. According to him,for instance, South South APC Forum is the Apex Political Pressure Group of the people from South South in the South West. So South South Vision, South South Mandate and South South Coalition collapse into the South South APC Forum as their Apex Political Pressure Group and is being headed by Chief Adolphus Anum.

He said the same applies to the Apex Political Pressure Group of the South East Chaired by Chief Ignatius Odennaka, which is the South East APC Forum. In that case, the Igbo Vision, Igbo Mandate and Igbo Coalition collapse into South East APC Forum. For the people of Arewa, Arewa APC Forum forms the Apex Political Pressure Group of the Arewa zone with Alhaji Isa Likali as the South West Chairman. So Arewa Vision, Arewa Mandate and Arewa Coalition becomes part of the Apex body.

According to him the arrangement remains the same with the Middle Belt APC Forum as the Apex Political Pressure Group of the Middle Belters whose Chairman is Chief Agamah Emmanuel. Middle Belt Vision, Middle Belt Mandate and Middle Belt Coalition integrates into the Apex body as well.

"This is how it stands, hence, the need to throw more light on grey areas of NIYAF’s relationship with other Non Indigenes Political Pressure Groups in the South West. We are one and undivided house”.



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