http://www.newsportng.com.ng Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, (AYCF) has backed Lagos State Government, (LASG) following the suspension of state’s branch chairman, Road Transport Employer’s Association of Nigeria, (RTEAN) Alhaji Musa Muhammad.
The Chairman, AYCF Lagos state chapter, Alhaji Adamu Yahaya, made this known in a press statement made available to Journalists in Kaduna, said the decision will bring sanity and development to the state.
It could be recalled that the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Transportation, Sola Giwa, ordered the suspension of Musa on 30th September, 2022, following what he termed as pockets of violence recorded in Ojo and Lagos Island areas of the state on 29th September, 2022.
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According to the chairman, RTEAN leadership has threatened the cordial relationship between the Arewa Community and their host for some time now, adding that the decision from Lagos State government is apt, when majority of Norther resident in the State are complaining bitterly over their gross misconduct.
“This decision came at a better time, when majority of Northerners resident in the State have repeatedly been complaining bitterly over the conduct of the RTEAN leadership, which disrupted the harmonious relationship between RTEAN leadership, its members and majority of Arewa community residents in the State.
“Consequently, the AYCF hereby supports, in totality, the action of the State Government, premised on the need for badly-needed peace and stability and protecting the good image of the Arewa community built for decades.
“We are convinced that the action was swiftly taken by the Government to stem the tide of a protracted problem that would have snowballed into a full-blown crisis due to open and unpleasant partiality on the part of the suspended chairman, Alhaji Musa Muhammad.
“It is heartwarming to the Arewa Community in Lagos that since the suspension of the Chairman, maximum peace has been noticeably restored in all nooks and crannies of the State.
“We also pray that the new leadership of the Association, headed by Hon. Adeshina Sulaimon Raji will carry the entire Nigeria ethnic groups along, as we consider him a broad-minded leader known for being focussed.”
