The Youth Advocates for Change (Y4C) has endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives
[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari as its preferred choice for the upcoming February 14th Presidential elections after a unilateral decision by its members.
This decision comes on the heels of painstaking deliberation and comprehensive assessment of all the presidential candidates available. Having had the privilege to study these candidates in their campaign rallies and other fora, the group was drew a long line of criteria such as leadership strength, personal integrity, commitment, patriotism and other pertinent skills critical for the Nigerian leader that is to lead Nigerians out of this conundrum we find ourselves in.
In a statement made available to Sundiata Post, Zayyad Abdullahi, Group Interim President, YAC, disclosed that having spent his youthful years fighting with his sweat and blood to keep this nation one, and in the last 12 years sacrificing and committing fully to deepening and entrenching democratic ideals, General Buhari is one person whose love for Nigeria is not in doubt even by his most ardent critics.
According to Abdullahi “It is our hope that Nigerians, especially the youth will throw their weight behind this man of supreme dedication, honesty and service to steer the affairs of the Nigerian state from despondency and gloom to prosperity and social justice for all. We shall in the closing days embark on a major nationwide evangelism of the ‘BUHARI’ gospel; where we shall intimately engage the people on the need to come out and unanimously vote for a new and changed Nigeria.
Fahad Isa, Group Secretary, YAC, noted that the group reiterated that the 14th and 28th February dates fixed by the INEC for the general elections remain sacrosanct and that any attempt by 5th columnists to blackmail and force INEC into postponement of the polls is nothing short of a call to chaos and confusion.
“INEC must within all lawful means reject such calls and ensure that the right thing is done. Again, the group joins other stakeholders to call on INEC to ensure that all registered voters get their PVCs before 14th February 2015. We must commend INEC for extending the deadline of PVC collection until 8th February 2015; and we urge all registered voters to use this opportunity to collect their cards,” Isa pointed out.
The group however called on Nigerians and other relevant stakeholders such as INEC, the security officials, local and international electoral observers to work in tandem to ensure a peaceful, free, fair and credible election in the country.
Youth Advocates for Change (Y4C) came into the limelight after recording a successful and unprecedented peaceful youth march tagged ‘#2millionYouthformarchforchange’ on the 17th of January 2015 in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The march attracted distinguished and inspiring keynote speakers as well as major media houses, both local and international.
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