An umbrella of Northern Youth, the North-west Youth -awareness foundation has called on the Governors of the 19 Northern states to intervene over the planned conferment of Femi –Fani Kayode as Sadaukin Shinkafi by Shinkafi Emirate council of Zamfara state.
In a statement signed by the Chairman of Northwest Youth awareness foundation, Comrade Mahmud Garba Shawai urged Northern Governors to ensure that the plan turbaning an enemy of Northern Nigeria Femi Fani Kayode did not materialize.
Comrade Shawai said Femi Fani Kayode is well known in making inflammatory remarks about Northern Region and its people as described him as someone who is passionate about seeing the downfall of the northern region and its people.
The letter which was obtained by the Nigerian Tracker addressed to the Executive Governor of Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong in his capacity as Chairman of Northern Governors Forum to make sure that Femi Fani Kayode who hates Northern region with passion is not turban as Sadaukin Shinkafi meaning ‘The Brave of Shinkafi”
North-west awareness foundation further called on Northern Governors Forum to make sure that their request is giving a human Eye and to maintain the reputation of the Northern region which Mr. Femi Fani Kayoed has been despising for long.
Governor Lalong of Plateau State
Mahmud Garba Shawai also called on Governor Bello Matawalle to protect the dignity of the people of Zamfara state whom he campaigned vigorously to ensure that he gets their support and finally elected as the Governor of Zamfara state.
The Northern Youth also draw the attention of Governor Muhammad Bello Matawalle to make sure people of caliber and integrity did not step down as traditional title holders due to undeserved appointment of Femi Fani Kayode as traditional title holder in Shinkafi Emirate of Zamfara state.
They described the appointment of Femi Fani Kayode by Emir Muhammad Makwashe as sheer greed and capitalism which does not mean to achieve anything.