The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Wednesday urged youths of northern extraction not to allow themselves to be used as political thugs before, during or after the forthcoming general election.
The chairman of ACF, Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmadu Coomassie stated this when the Arewa Youth Coalition for Peace paid him a courtesy call on the forum’s headquarters.
Coomassie, who stressed that since 2009, Northern Nigeria had suffered from series of violence, said “Northerners are known for peace and for us, northerners, causing violence is not in our character”.
He appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure a free, fair and credible polls and allow a winner who had the mandate of the majority of the electorate to emerge.
Coomassie further advised the youths to carefully analyse all candidates and vote for their choice.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman of the youth coalition group, Comrade Mukhtar Mohammed said they were at the ACF to intimate the body on efforts towards the general elections.
The leader said his group had gone across the northern states to enlighten youths on the need to conduct themselves peacefully before, during and after the general elections.
He also assured the ACF that they would not allow themselves to be used by any politician in order to cause violence during the general elections.
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