North Central Youths Withdraws From Planned Nationwide Protest

Youths under the aegis of the Arewa Integrity Group in the North Central region withdraws from the planned nationwide protest slated for August 1.

The Federal Government held a series of meetings with several youth groups to shelve the protests and give President Bola Tinubu’s administration more time to execute people-oriented programmes.

In a statement made available to journalists in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, on Friday, the group’s leader, Joseph Maiwada, said they decided to withdraw from the protest to give the Federal Government a chance to address the citizens’ needs and sustain the existing peace in the region and country.

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He added that another reason for shelving the protest was due to the several appeals made to youth groups by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, who hails from the North Central region.

The statement reads in part, “The Secretary to the Government of the Federation has appealed to notable youth groups and some pressure groups around the North Central zone of the country, and he has reassured us of the government’s commitment to improving the welfare of the citizens.