The Coalition of Northern Youth Movement (CNYM) has rebuked Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), for his recent remarks concerning the nation’s security challenges.
Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, had voiced concerns about the prevailing security crisis during a press briefing following the NNPP National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja last week.
Expressing optimism in the capability of the Nigerian Army to address the crisis, Kwankwaso lamented the dire situation, stating, “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,” he added.
In response, CNYM, through its President, Dr. Talba Isah, issued a statement on Wednesday admonishing Kwankwaso for his remarks.
The coalition criticized Kwankwaso for failing to effectively address security challenges during his tenure as Minister of Defence and as the Governor of Kano State.
The group stated, “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,” the group added.
