The appointment of Kogi State governor,. Alhaji Yahaya Bello as the National Youth Coordinator is being vehemently opposed by a Coalition of Student Support Groups for Tinubu/Shettima Candidacy under the umbrella of Supporters of Asiwaju Students Campaign Organisation.
The group condemned the appointment as described the development as insensitive the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council.
A leader of the group, Folarin Tejumola who addressed journalists at the Grandview Hotel in Oshogbo, after a meeting said, Bello contested against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the presidential primary election andost, hence, his appointment is not in the interest of the party.
The group expressed disappointment, saying that people are being recycled when it comes to taking responsibilities, while they are competent hands.
“The APC needs to realise that the coming presidential election is not going to be business as usual and we need someone who can easily relate with the Nigerian youths and not someone like Governor Yahaya Bello, who is already part of the system and who in no way shows any affinity or association with the youth dilemma.”
But another group under the aegis of APC Young Stakeholders, said with Governor Bello, the youths would have a pride of place in Tinubu’s government.
Addressing journalists on Thursday in Abuja, the spokesman of the group, Aliyu Audu, said Governor Bello is the best man for the job.
He stressed that Bello’s appointment was a demonstration of Tinubu’s ability to identify individuals, regardless of religion, tribe or gender that have the wherewithal to deliver on any given task.
