A frontline group with membership all over Nigeria, National Youth Alliance (NYA) has questioned the motive behind the relocation of key federal government agencies and parastatal, as well as departments of Apex bank, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from the nation's capital, Abuja, back to a congested Lagos.



NYA expressed this in a statement signed by Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, SA Media and Publicity to the President of the alliance, Ambassador Aliyu Bin Abbas, made available to newsmen in Kaduna on Friday January 19, 2024.



"NYA President, Ambassador Aliyu is strongly worried that at this time that the nation needs to be healed from perceived division and cleansed of ethnic, religious and regional sentiments, such decisions to undermine our unity as a people is being taken.



"Such moves are insensitive and do not speak well of the present administration as it makes it look as if a regional agenda is being pursued against collective interests of all Nigerians," the statement said.



The alliance frowned at the relocation of key departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria from its head quarters in Abuja to Lagos, wondering why such should be priority at this time when Nigeria's economy is suffering serious set backs.



"While we were trying to digest the controversy surrounding CBN's relocation of some departments, we woke up today to the news of relocation of Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to Lagos, as reported by the New Nigerian Newspapers on its front page.



"We are calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call his appointees to order and ensure the sanctity of the nation's capital. Who knows, tomorrow we might wake up to hear that NNPC Towers is being relocated. Nigeria's unity, which Abuja stands for should be considered first," the statement said.



The group however, called on all youth in the country to remain patriotic and law abiding, putting politicians who always want to divide them on ethnic or religious lines to shame.

This is an Emilokan government

No need overheating the polity

When they were giving him the mandate didn't they see it coming?

Truth be told, the relocation of federal agencies to Lagos and renovation of President and VP lodge in Lagos is bad optics
Abuja is the capital of Nigeria not Lagos

Wailers

Another wailer. What have you said about the nonfunctional sea ports in other parts of the country? Nonsense

Abeg, Tinubu should leave them in Abuja, they can be flying from Abuja to Lagos every week, where 90% of their work is. Ogun kee anyone that comes out to complain about high cost of governance.

Where were these mofos when Mr Daura carry Nigeria hard earned money do railway project go Niger republic.

seunjungle1:
Where were these mofos when Mr Daura carry Nigeria hard earned money do railway project go Niger republic.

Don’t mind the shameless hypocrisy. At least Tinubu is serving Nigeria and not Togo or Benin Republic

Kukutente23:
Truth be told, the relocation of federal agencies to Lagos and renovation of President and VP lodge in Lagos is bad optics
Abuja is the capital of Nigeria not Lagos

Don't worry just watch what will happen soon, presidency will move to Lagos very soon, once he moves all security agencies will follow.

He has his agenda and I believe he wants to break the power by the northerns

I support Tinubu. Don't concentrate government offices in one zone of the federation.

it was the NEF before, now NYA, the journey has just begun; 7 more years to go.


Tinubu, a bad man with good intentions.

gare:


Don't worry just watch what will happen soon, presidency will move to Lagos very soon, once he moves all security agencies will follow.

He has his agenda and I believe he wants to break the power by the northerns

Where do you get the idea that the movement of federal agencies will break the power of northerners?
Abuja has more southern residents than North
How do you think Obi won flawlessly

Kukutente23:

Where do you get the idea that the movement of federal agencies will break the power of northerners?
Abuja has more southern residents than North
How do you think Obi won flawlessly

Biggest lie of the century.

God bless Tinubu, what they did to him when Buhari was president has shown that north has agenda, how soon have you forgotten RUGA ,grazing routes and bill on waterways, Tinubu will secure the south to make sure such nonsense never happen again.

He is systematically planning restructuring

Almaiga:



Biggest lie of the century.

Ok.....

I support tinubu on this oooo but I don't like him shaa

They should start by advocating for NDA and NECO headquarters to moved from kaduna and minna to Abuja

True lagos is congested