The Igbo Youth Movement, IYM, on Friday berated Shehu Sani over his recent alleged verbal attack on former Nigeria’s Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme.
The IYM in a statement signed by its founder and president, Evang. Elliot Ukoh, asked Sani to limit himself with his relationship with the Boko Haram sect.
The statement read in full:
“Nigerians from all works of life are shocked at Mallam Shehu Sani’s irresponsible and unsuccessful attempt to rubbish National icon and former Vice President Dr. Alex Ekwueme.
“APC Chieftain, Mallam Shehu Sani’s description of the SNPA revelation on the strange new polling booths that favoured the North over the south as ‘vendors of unsubstantiated allegations’ is not only insulting but out right stupid. Didn’t INEC announce new polling units? Didn’t these new polling units undeservedly favour the north against the south? Nobody is targeting Prof. Jega. Their actions are not only suspicious but frightening. Why change the goal post at this time.
“The mountain challenge of armed insurrection Sani alluded to is man made and deliberately sponsored. Nobody is ‘whipping up unnecessary sectional sentiment’ against anybody. Jega’s actions are clearly suspicious and illogical.
“Sani’s selective attack on the revered former VP is only designed to appease northerners even as Sani attempts to launch a political carrier in the same North he has consistently abused in his early days, when he was obsessively desperate for media attention and relevance.
“Using the noble Ekweme as a punching bag in his weak attempt to endear himself to the north, quite belatedly though, is both mischievous and quite annoying. Mallam Shehu Sani should be told, that there are other ways, one could re-launch himself within his constituency without abusing national icons.
“Singling out only Dr. Ekweme for attack says volumes about the real motive.
“When desperate Boko Haram consultant’s like Mallam Sani engages in such hustling activities, they only confirm to the public that they deserve pity. Sani should look for other ways to endear himself to the north he constantly abused and attacked in the past. Now that he has suddenly realized how unpopular he is amongst his own people due to his past desperation to align himself with a section of the media in his desperation for publicity, Dr. Ekwueme should not be the detergent with which he hopes to clean and shine up his image amongst his own people at this time. It is too late in the day for that.
“Sani should please concern himself with his relationship with the notorious Boko Haram. It is too late to for Sani to become a Northern voice”.
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