Buhari persecuting opposition, dissenting voices - Arewa Youth

A Northern socio-political group, the Arewa Youth for Progress and Development on Friday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of witch-hunting and molesting his political opponents and other dissenting voices.

Danjuma Sarki, president of the youth group lamented what he called the intimidation and harassment of my people holding contrary views to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

“We categorically and unequivocally condemn these acts in their entirety. These have apparently shown that the administration of President Buhari and the ruling party are on a vendetta mission of witch-hunt, molestation, blackmail and persecution of the opposition or any dissenting voice.

“Our organisation has viewed with great concern, the spate of unwarranted witch-hunt, bullying and harassment of political opponents under the guise of the fight against corruption by the Buhari administration, using the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Service (DSS).

"It is quite unfortunate, worrisome and sad that since the advent of the current government, its stock-in-trade has been the intimidation and harassment of members of the opposition and anyone who holds contrary opinion to that of the government or the ruling party.

“The recent invitation and subsequent detention of High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, His Excellency, Alh. Attahiru Bafarawa, former Governor of Sokoto State, Alh. Bashir Yuguda, the former Minister for Finance and others are clear cases of witch-hunt, harassment, intimidation; growing level of impunity; abuse of the rule of law and gross violation of human rights which are becoming very alarming and call for great concern by all patriotic, civil society organizations, the media and the international community.

“We categorically and unequivocally condemn these acts in their entirety, these have apparently shown that the administration of President Buhari and the ruling party are on a vendetta mission of witch-hunt, molestation, blackmail and persecution of the opposition or any dissenting voices,” he said.