Northern Star Youth Empowerment Initiative, a Northern youth pressure group that seeks to protect the interests of the region has kicked against the seeming close romance between France and the President Tinubu led administration.
Northern Star Youth Empowerment Initiative is a non political, non religious pressure group that fights to protect the interests of the North and promote good governance in the region
In a statement sent to newsmen in Kaduna Wednesday, 24th December 2024, Director General of the movement, Dr Abdullahi Idris recalled that during his recent state visit to France, President Bola Ahmed signed many bilateral agreements with the president of France including on military cooperation and exploitation of Nigeria’s mineral resources by France.
“At the moment our people in the north live in apprehension of the possible setting up of French military bases in the north and the exacerbation of the insecurity that has already ravaged the region going by the antecedents of France that has made it to be kicked out of almost all its former colonies in africa including our neighbors of Niger, chad, Mali and Burkina Faso. Why is Nigeria now inviting them?” Dr Idris queried.
He called on the federal government to be transparent on the kind of deals it signed with France and the benefits they will bring to Nigeria in order to allay the fears and apprehensions of the people of the North who are likely to be the victims of France’s traditional misadventure in Africa.
“Wishing our brothers and sisters a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.May all that is peaceful, meaningful and brings joy be ours this holiday season and throughout the coming year”, he added.
BAMGBELU ADENIYI AKINYEMI
25 December 2024 at 4:16 pm
The irony is that you people never criticize Buhari or any other northern President when they were in power of all the retrogresive policies they introduced, but always quick to react & negatively when ever you see others from another regions.
Besides have you taken your time to study the agreement reached by Tinubu with France? Pls point out precisely those areas of concern for open debate.