APC backs establishment of special courts for hate speechmaker

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APC backs establishment of
special courts for hate
speechmaker
The National Youth Caucus of All
Progressives Congress on Friday in Abuja
expressed support for the establishment of
a special court for hate speech in the
country .
The National Chairman of the group, Mr.
Mark Nsimbehe, said the sideline of the
group’ s news briefing, that the courts
would help to guard against divisive
speeches in the country .
Nsimbehe said that the group was in
support of every effort targeted at unifying
all ethnic nationalities in Nigeria .
“We are for peace , we are for progress and
we are one Nigeria ; so, we urge the Federal
Government to step up and arrest those
disgruntled elements and their sponsors
accordingly , he said .
The youth chairman urged those
clamouring for restructuring to do so with
caution and advised them to channel their
reasons for the call to the appropriate
quarters.
He pointed out that political structures
evolved over time and that Nigeria had
been restructured at various times yet the
agitations had not stopped .
“Let us, therefore , restructure our hearts
and minds so that the real restructuring of
the country can be meaningful .
“We also want to see a blueprint of the
restructuring as it is being clamoured for us
to know the essence of it , if it means
creating more states or reducing the states’
revenue formula .
“We also want to know if it is about a
change from the presidential to other forms
of government; let them detail their
position and submit same to the National
Assembly . ’’
Nsimbehe said that the group was in
support of the government ’ s anti-graft war ,
adding that the courage and the political
will the government was using to recover
loots was also commendable .
He said that the group shared in the pains
of Nigerians as it concerned the high cost
of food items .
He said that food became scarce partly due
to the insurgency in the North -East as
farmers abandoned their farms for fear of
being attacked .
Nsimbehe, however, said that the
government had done well in returning the
farmers to their various locations and
expressed optimism that in few months , the
food problem would abate .
He reiterated the group’ s loyalty and
support to APC and its programmes ,
especially those targeted at improving the
lives of the youths like N - Power and
conditional cash transfer .
He also expressed support for all the issues
raised by President Muhammadu Buhari in
his broadcast on Monday .
The youth chairman pledged the group’ s
readiness to mobilise and consolidate the
more than 75 million youths in the country
to key into the party ’ s course of winning
the 2019 general elections .
He decried the harassment and intimidation
of APC members in Abia and Bayelsa and
urged the Inspector -General of Police and
other security agents to put a stop to it .
( NAN)