'You're a monumental failure who cannot dictate to Tinubu' - Northern youths slam Kwankwaso

The Coalition of Northern Youth Movement, CNYM, has tackled the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, following his comments on the security situation in the country.

Kwankwaso, during an interview with the press in Abuja last week raised concerns over the security crisis ravaging Nigerians.

The former Governor noted that the Nigerian Army was capable of tackling the crisis, adding that “people can no longer go to the farm. They are also being chased from their villages and towns.

“Our children are daily abused and taken away by criminals and bandits in hundreds”.

President of CNYM, Dr. Talba Isah while reacting to Kwankwaso’s statement on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, lambasted the NNPP national leader saying he failed to tackle the security issues when he served as Minister of Defence and Kano State Governor.

“We are also aware of the brand of political extremism that Kwankwaso propagated in Kano state, which spread to other parts of the northwest and mutated into banditry since the militant supporters of the Kano politicians reverted to lives of crime in the aftermath of election losses.

“It is certainly Kwankwaso’s desire to leverage NNPP as a means of spreading such political extremism across the country hence the tantrum when he found out that the current administration is taking steps that will mitigate the spread of any form of extremism.

“We further urge the one-time Minister of Defence and Governor of Kano State, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso to acknowledge his place as a monumental failure who cannot lecture the Tinubu’s administration and the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on how to fight terrorism.”