The arrest of President of the Middle Belt Youth Vanguard by operatives of the Department of State Security Godwin Meliga has been very vocal in his criticism of moves to arrest the governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele over-alleged terrorism financing.
Mr Meliga has addressed several press conferences challenging the department of the State security service and its leadership accusing them of witch hunting the governor of the CBN and making efforts to truncate the newly introduced monetary policies especially the cash withdrawal limit policy.
Family members of Godwin Meliga have now confirmed to the press that he was whisked away by security operatives at midnight on Saturday and has since been kept in custody.
The publicity secretary of the Middle Belt Youth Vanguard informed newsmen that all members of the national executive committee have been summoned to Abuja for an emergency meeting to seek ways of securing his immediate release.
Middle Belts Youths urge FG to establish North Central Dev Commission
Youths under the aegis of ‘Middle Belt Youth Organisations’ have called on the Federal Government to establish the North Central Development Commission without further delay.
The youths also added their voice to the creation of State Police and a National Policy on Ranching to end open grazing in the country.
Officials of the Middle Belt Youth Organisations led by their Coordinator and President, Benue Youth Forum, Comrade Terrence Kuanum, made the call today during a courtesy call on Governor Samuel Ortom at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi.
Mr Kuanum said it had become necessary for the Federal Government to consider the demands among other important issues they find necessary for the overall development of the country.
He told the Governor that as a group, they were deeply worried by the various security challenges in the Middle Belt region, especially Benue, Kaduna South and Plateau States, being perpetrated by young people and commended Governor Ortom’s efforts in trying to curb the menace.
They advised other leaders of the region to emulate Ortom’s statesmanship and strategies.
Ortom’s media aide, Jimin Geoffrey, said the governor in a response, applauded the Middle Belt youths for throwing their weight behind his administration’s clarion call for justice, equity and fairness in the country.
Governor Ortom explained that his administration owes no one any apology for insisting on justice, equity and fairness for the country and would continue to stand by what it feels is right.
