The National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Muhammed Suleiman, on Saturday blamed the current strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on what he observed as insensitivity of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking at a meeting with Zonal and State youth leaders at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja, he regretted that students have been forced to return home rather than continue with their studies.
Recall that the university lecturers declared a one-month warning strike to press home their demands for improved working conditions.
Suleiman said given the collapse of security and the economy, there is an urgent need to rescue the country, noting that the youths will be pivotal in the endeavour.
The PDP National Working Committee (NWC) member, therefore, urged the youths to register to vote and obtain their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to vote out the “incompetent government.”
He said: My colleagues, the Zonal and state’s Youth Leaders, our dear country Nigeria faces imminent collapse due to unprecedented economic and security challenges. Nigeria has been named the poverty capital of the world, Nigeria ranks five places worse on the 2021 corruption perception index and the state of insecurity has reached an unacceptable proportion.
“Our university students who should be busy with their academic work in their various institutions have been sent back home as a result of the ASUU strike. Our educational system has collapsed. This strike would have been avoided, but for the insensitivity of the APC government. Our students are now staying idle in their parents’ homes. Indeed, Nigerians are beckoning PDP to come to the rescue. We must not fail them, we must save this country, yes, we must save our Fatherland.
“The youths are very pivotal in this rescue mission. I am very proud and excited that I am a youth, I, therefore, appeal to you to join hands with me in this great task of mobilizing the Nigerian youths to join our great Party the PDP.
“It is very important that as we are embarking on mass mobilization of Nigerians, we should encourage those without Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to quickly visit INEC registration centres nearest to them to get registered. It is the PVC that can empower the youths to vote out the incompetent government of APC. Therefore, all the youths must have PVCs.”
The PDP National Youth Leader while welcoming the Zonal and State youth leaders, assured them of the support of the National leadership of the party led by Dr Iyorchia Ayu.
He also revealed that the party will soon commence the revalidation of existing affiliate youth groups and registration of new ones, saying: “We will carry you along in this process and seek your input. Please be ready to answer me when I beckon on you.”
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