Nigeria

2023: Youths Threaten to Sue Nigerian Governor if he Fails to Join Presidential Race

Monday, July 05, 2021 at 5:14 PM by Onyirioha Nnamdi

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has only one option to avoid being sued by vibrant youths in the north-central
The youths from the region have vowed to sue the governor if he fails to join the 2023 presidential race
Promising Governor Bello that they will gather support for him during the poll, the youths also pledged to buy the nomination form for him

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Members of the Bello North Central Youths Support Group (BENCYSG) who have promised to buy a nomination form for Governor Yahaya Bello ahead of the 2023 elections are threatening to sue him if he fails to join the race.

In a statement released by Wilfred Mustapha, BENCYSG's coordinator, the group said on Monday, July 5, that Governor Bello is the only qualified presidential material from the north-central who has the ability to inspire national unity, Leadership reports.

We will gather support for him

Based on this belief, the pro-Bello organisation vowed to mobilise support from youths in the state and beyond ahead of the next presidential election, NAN also reported.

The statement partly read:

“In an event he dare succumb to any pressure to withdraw (God forbid) from the race, we will ask our team of lawyers to sue him.

“Fundamentally, the regionalism and zoning system favours Bello more than any other contender. He comes from a region (North Central) that has never produced the president or vice president since the country return to democracy in 1999.’’

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