NEDC appointments: Group calls for arrest of perpetrators of false allegations against Vice President Shetima

From Paul Orude Bauchi

The North East Elders and Youth Peoples Forum (NEYPF) has appealed to security agents to arrest those making false allegations against Vice President Kashim Shettima on the re-appointment of the Managing Director North East Development Commission (NEDC) Managing Director Mohammad Goni Alkali and other board members of the Commission.

The Chairman of the group Alhaji Salihu Magaji and Secretary Lawal Abdullahi made the call respectively when they addressed a press conference in Bauchi.

The duo decried the unwarranted attack on the appointment of Alkali and the false threat to go to court by the faceless and unregistered group saying it was mischievous and based on hatred, malice, envy and ignorance.

They commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim.Shettiman and the Senate for finding Alkali and other appointees worthy of appointment into the NEDC board.

The group described the “naysayers” as enemies of north east sub region as those planning to make false allegations to distract Alkali from consolidating on the good work he has started by repositioning the region through execution of laudable project in the region.

Magaji said that the people behind the statement were feigning ignorant on how federal appointments were made to sway unsuspecting public to their mischief ploy to cause crisis.

He said that the essence of the Press Conference was to correct the false narrative against the board members, maintaining that due process was followed in their appointment and they were appointed according to the laws of the country.

 “First of all, we wish to appreciate President Tinubu for the reappointment of the board which was long in coming.

“We are indeed proud of Alkali’s humble political pedigree, sagacity, and versatile in all fields of human endeavour”.

“We out rightly condemn the sponsors of the false and imaginary write up

“We are sad that these self-centered faceless group did not see anything good in this appointment to congratulate them but chose to malign and cast aspersions on his well-deserved appointment.

“Consequently, we urge relevant respected citizens to ignore all forms of unholy antagonism against Alkali and other board members. The group called on the security agencies to unravel this faceless group trying to sow a seed of discord in the country.

“The group however, said they would continue to support any individual or cause that would bring development and unity to the people of North Eastern Nigeria.

On his part, Lawal Abdullahi, the Secretary of the group said the security should fish out the writers of the article for denigrating distinguished and respected Nigerian in the capacity of vice President Senator Kashim Shettima.

“They should show their sponsors we searched and checked no one knows so called Dr Haruna Garus Gololo.

“We have searched Corporate Affairs Commission there is no registered group called North East Pressure group, if the group are sincere let them come out open so that all can see them

“.If they are sincere we are waiting for them.in court where they remain silent let the security agencies fish out the writers of the mischievous story.

“We have already inform all security to trail the authors of the mischievous write up and bring them to book”