Arewa Faults Relocation Of FAAN, CBN Departments To Lagos
A Northern Group, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), has kicked against the relocation of some key departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to Lagos.
The Group faulted attempts by the federal government to relocate key departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos.
It maintained that the relocations pose a significant threat to Abuja’s status as the capital city and could have negative implications for the nation as a whole.
In a statement issued in Kaduna on Friday by the AYCF President-General, Yerima Shettima, the group expressed concerns that there are potential consequences that could arise from the relocations.
According to him, the move risks undermining national unity, disrupting operations, causing economic setbacks, and perpetuating regional imbalances.
Shettima noted that Abuja was deliberately chosen as the capital to promote national unity and decentralize power. “Any agenda that seeks to tamper with this arrangement will be fiercely resisted by AYCF and its supporters.”
He also expressed disappointment at “the complicit silence of the Northern elite regarding these provocations”.
The AYCF cautioned that the Northern elite must not be silent when the political and economic viability of Northern Nigeria is at stake, saying that well-meaning Nigerians should speak out against the emerging arbitrariness.
Shettima urged relevant authorities to reconsider the proposed relocations considering the negative effects such move may have in Abuja’s status as the capital city and the nation as a whole.
“The organization urges decision-makers to prioritize national unity and ensure that any actions taken do not perpetuate regional imbalances or compromise the political and economic viability of Northern Nigeria.”
He expressed the group’s commitment towards its mission of promoting unity and development in Northern Nigeria and the nation as a whole and vowed to continue advocating preservation of Abuja’s status as the capital city and to resist any attempts to undermine national unity.
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