“NYCN Expels Deviant Members and Affirms President Sukubo Amidst Crisis”

Rising from its emergency meeting held in Kaduna on Sunday, the National Management Committee of the apex youth body in Nigeria, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), expelled some of its deviant members while passing a vote of confidence on Amb. Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo as the President of NYCN.

Detailed in a communique made available to the media on Tuesday, the expelled members, who were part of the National Executive Council (NEC) of NYCN, violated the provisions of the NYCN 2018 constitution, as amended. They include Comrade Akoshile Mukhtar Adeola, Comrade Dotun Omoloye, Comrade Bashir Garba, Comrade Smart Uwakwe, Comrade Zaka Nehemiah, Comrade Izunna Agwuncha, Comrade Ibrahim Inuwa Dangata, Comrade Aminu Ubale Funtua, Comrade Blessing Onne Okwe, and Comrade Clinton Avwoke.

Furthermore, the National Management Committee of NYCN declared the award of GRAND COMMANDER OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH (GCNY) conferred on Alhaji Yahaya Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State, as fake and invalid. According to the communique, “as it stands today, the only GRAND COMMANDER OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.” The Management recalled that Bello had earlier been awarded the DOYEN OF NIGERIAN YOUTH.

The complete text of the communique reads:

“THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE EMERGENCY NATIONAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING HELD IN KADUNA STATE ON THE 4TH OF FEBRUARY, 2024.

1.) “The National Management Committee Passed a vote of confidence on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu; the Governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency Sen. Uba Sani; Hon. Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim; Minister of State for Youth Development, Hon. Ayodele Olawande; and SSA to President Tinubu on Youth Initiatives, Monitoring, and Delivery, Hon. Titilope Gbadamosi.

2.) “Management also passed a vote of implicit confidence on the current leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) led by Amb. Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo as the President and the following members of the National Executive Council (NEC):
Amb. Innocent Nduanya
Comrade Kabiru Yusuf
Comrade Amosu Kazeem Oluwatomi
Comrade Otunba Eniola Tope
Comrade Innocent Ajayi
Comrade Bishop Douglas
Comrade Abubakar Suleiman Esq
Comrade Rikki Chinedu Nwajiofor
Comrade Nnamdi Ezemagu
Comrade Jimoh-Giwa Ayyub Akinola
Comrade Abdulrahman Olawale
Comrade Ghazali Ungogo
Comrade Olugbode Damola
Comrade Ukoh Michael
Comrade Irene Elon Mokwa.

3.) “Management adopted the Change of leadership of the NYCN Chairmen’s forum as currently led by Comrade Abdulsalam Quadri Olusegun, the Chairman of NYCN Oyo State Chapter, and sued the support of the State Chairmen towards the actualization of the visions of the current NEC led by Amb. Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo.

4.) “Management unanimously passed a vote of no confidence on the following members of the National Executive Council (NEC), having violated the provisions of the NYCN 2018 Constitution, as amended, especially Article 21:
Comrade Akoshile Mukhtar Adeola
Comrade Dotun Omoloye
Comrade Bashir Garba
Comrade Smart Uwakwe
Comrade Zaka Nehemiah
Comrade Izunna Agwuncha
Comrade Ibrahim Inuwa Dangata
Comrade Aminu Ubale Funtua
Comrade Blessing Onne Okwe
Comrade Clinton Avwoke.
Having passed a vote of no confidence on the above mentioned NEC members, the National Management Committee thereafter expelled them from the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) in accordance with the provisions of the NYCN 2018 constitution, as amended.

5.) “Management approved the reports, having been ratified by the NEC, from the various Committees set up by the NEC to sort out lingering issues in the following states:
Katsina State – headed by Comrade Kabiru Yusuf, the Vice President North West.
Delta State – headed by Comrade Nnamdi Ezemagu, the National Treasurer.
Anambra and Ebonyi States – headed by Comrade Abubakar Suleiman Esq, the Secretary General.
Kogi State – overseen by the President of NYCN, who invited all the parties for hearing.

“The reports ratified by the NEC and approved by the National Management Committee are:
From the committee headed by the NYCN Vice President North West, Comrade Kabiru Yusuf – the elected Chairman of Katsina State Chapter of NYCN is not guilty as labelled and thus remains in office until the expiration of his tenure.

“From the Committee headed by the National Treasurer, Comrade Nnamdi Ezemagu – the Secretary of Delta State Chapter of NYCN is to remain in office as the Delta State Secretary but he is to tender a written apology to the Chairman of NYCN Delta State Chapter.

“From the Committee headed by the Secretary General, Comrade Abubakar Suleiman Esq, on Ebonyi Chapter issue – the NEC decided that (a) An official letter should be written to the Governor of Ebonyi State to caution his Commissioner for Youth to desist from interfering with the affairs of NYCN. (b) That Comrade Emeji Godwin remains the Chairman of NYCN Ebonyi State Chapter and should, as a matter of urgency, conduct the Local Government elective Congresses so as to make NYCN visible at the grassroots in Ebonyi State. (c)That no State elective congress should hold in Ebonyi State until all the disputing parties are on the same page and the matter withdrawn from the court.

“On Anambra State – the NEC decided that the three members of Anambra NYCN State Executive Council suspended by Anambra State Chairman should resume duties as elected Excos in the state, with immediate effect. However, they are to tender public apologies to the Deputy President of NYCN for the insult hauled on him via social media platforms. The Chairman of Anambra State Chapter of NYCN is to write a letter of apology to the NEC for the insult hauled on the committee set by the NEC to investigate the Anambra State issues. The apology should be tendered within 7 days.

6.) “Management approved the appointment of Comrade Damola Olugbode to start interfacing with the Media, on behalf of the NYCN, in this time