NYCN NEC Takes a Stand, Declares Amb. Sukubo remains the President of Council. Rubbishes the suspension lies being peddled by mischief makers.

NYCN NEC Takes a Stand, Declares Amb. Sukubo remains the President of Council. Rubbishes the suspension lies being peddled by mischief makers.

THE PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL 

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF 

NIGERIA (NYCN) DELIVERED ON THIS DAY 1ST FEBRUARY, 2024, AT 

THE NYCN NATIONAL SECRETARIAT, FEDERAL SECRETARIAT 

COMPLEX ABUJA.

Good day Great Comrades, Highly Respected members of the Press and the 

Patriotic Citizens of this beloved nation.

You are highly welcome to this all-important world press conference. 

As a way of introduction, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) is the 

umbrella body saddled with the enormous responsibility of overseeing the 

activities of the voluntary Youth organizations in Nigeria, as enshrined in the 

national Youth Policy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As the apex Youth 

body in Nigeria, NYCN is the mouthpiece of the millions of Nigerian Youth. It 

is the responsibility of the National Youth Council of Nigeria to champion the 

good cause of the Nigerian Youth Constituency and to ensure that 

government policies and interventions, as they relate to the Nigerian Youth, 

are disseminated adequately and positively felt by the Youth at the grassroots. 

NYCN works in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, 

in ensuring that the Youth of this nation are not deprived of democratic 

dividends and welfare. 

We, the members of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the National 

Youth Council of Nigeria, have convened this all-important world press 

conference, as a matter of necessity, so as to clarify some issues and douse 

any tensions that might betaking place in some quarters, in the Youth 

Constituency. 

It was brought to our notice that some "aggrieved members" of the National 

Executive Council of NYCN, on the 29th of January 2024, in a failed prototype 

of coup d'etat", sought to create division in NYCN. This atrocity was 

perpetuated with the support of some aggrieved stakeholders of the National 

Youth Council of Nigeria.

To set the records straight, the below information should be noted:

a.) That the National Executive Council (NEC) of the National Youth Council of 

Nigeria (NYCN) has not suspended the President of NYCN -Amb. Sukubo 

Sara-IgbeSukubo, nor has it suspended the Deputy President -Amb. Innocent 

Nduanya, Secretary General -Abubakar Suleiman Esq. and the Treasurer -

Comrade Nnamdi Ezemagu. The above-mentioned members of the National 

Executive Council (NEC) of NYCN are still bonafide members of the NEC.

b.) That Amb. Sukubo Sara-IgbeSukubo remains the only President of the 

National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), any other self-acclaimedPresident, 

whether in acting capacity or not, is a desperate impostor and should be 

treated as such and disregarded.

It is also very pertinent that we publicly refute and debunk some 

unconstitutional assertions of the aggrieved members of the NEC of NYCN,

circulated in some media houses on the 29th of January 2024. Thus, we 

hereby state:

i.) That the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) operates under the 

NYCN 2018 Constitution, as amended. This Constitution is the highest 

authority guiding the NYCN. It is worthy of mention that this Constitution, 

which is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and with the 

Federal Ministry of Youth, served as the legal instrument that ushered in this 

current NEC into power. This 2018 NYCN Constitution, as amended, is billed to 

be reviewed and amended in the month of March 2024, owing to a motion 

moved and adopted during the last National Management Meeting held in Port 

Harcourt, in November, 2023.

ii.) That the drafting and ratification of the 2018 NYCN Constitution, as 

amended, followed the due process.

iii.) That the President of NYCN has the mandate to nominate any member of 

the NEC to represent him in any event or meeting where he is duly invited to 

attend, if he is unavoidably unavailable to attend such an event or meeting, in 

any State of the federation or at the Federal Capital Territory. 

iv.) That the constitution of NYCN did not stipulate in any section that the 

President should inform the Vice Presidents of the zones whenever he intends 

to send letters to any agency or government at any level in Nigeria, as long as 

it is in the interest of the National Youth Council of Nigeria and the Nigerian 

Youth Constituency at large.

v.) That the appointment of the Diaspora Representatives of the NYCN was 

birthed via a valid motion moved and adopted during the last National 

Management Meeting held in Port Harcourt in November 2023. The intention 

of having Diaspora Representatives is to expand the tentacles of NYCN across 

the borders and to ensure that the Nigerian Youth in Diaspora interface with the Youth in Nigeria while opening doors for international opportunities and 

Youth empowerment. At the same National Management Meeting, Comrade 

Collins Idahosa was appointed as the Europe Governor of NYCN. 

vi.) Thatthe President and the Treasurer of NYCN have never been found 

wanting in any financial dealing of the NYCN.

vii.) That no fund was given to the NYCN during the last general elections, by 

any political party, as NYCN remains non-partisan and apolitical. Itis highly 

unconstitutional for NYCN, at any level, to be partisan. Suffice it to say that, 

there was no such amount of #369,000,000 (three hundred and sixty-nine

million naira) given to the President of NYCN for the National Youth Council of 

Nigeria, during the last general elections.

viii.) That the only known names in the CAC Certificate of registration of the 

National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), as the members of the Board of 

Trustees, are: Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Ativie (the female Representative), Hon. 

Sunday Dare (the then Hon. Minister in charge of the Nigerian Youth 

Constituency) and Amb. Sukubo Sara-IgbeSukubo (the President of the 

National Youth Council of Nigeria). It is worthy of note that the selection of 

the above-mentioned persons, as the members of the Board of Trustees, 

followed the stipulations ofthe NYCN 2018 Constitution, as amended. Any 

other person laying claim as a member or Chairman of the Board of Trustees 

of NYCN is an impostor and should be treated as such.

It is also worthy of mention that the last National Management Meeting, held 

in Port Harcourt in November 2023, gave the NEC the mandate to add more 

names, representing various Zones, as members of the Board of Trustees on 

or before the month of April 2024. The process is currently ongoing.

ix.) That the South East's purported suspension of some members was 

discussed on the NEC WhatsApp platform, where most members concluded 

that it would not stand. Consequently, the matter was listed as part of the 

agenda for our next meeting. Therefore, NEC is not aware of the suspension 

of anybody in the zone, and anything done without the approval of NEC 

remains NULL and VOID.

As the next meeting of the NEC has been scheduled, since a week ago, to 

hold in Kaduna State on the 3rd of February, 2024 to resolve some lingering 

issues, especially in the South East, NEC charges aggrieved members to 

exhaust the association internal conflict resolution mechanism and avoid 

taking law into their hands. NEC warns that it will not fail to defend the NYCN 

Constitution and shall use every lawful means to achieve its set targets.

x.) That the purported suspension of the President of NYCN and the 3 other 

members of the NEC did not follow any constitutional provisions and as such 

is NULL AND VOID. 

The constitution of the NYCN has stipulations on the procedures to be 

adhered to, if a member of the National Executive Council of NYCN is to be 

suspended. None of these stipulations, as enshrined in the NYCN 2018 

constitution, as amended, was adhered to. Ipso facto, the purported 

suspension is a hoax, unconstitutional cum NULL AND VOID. 

xi.) That this current NEC was sworn in on the 21st September 2021, in 

Calabar, with a mandate of 4 years. This is to say, the tenure of this present 

NEC will wrap up in September 2025 and an elective congress will be duly 

conducted to usher in a new leadership devoid of any faction. This current 

NEC is determined to end the factionalization of the apex Youth body in 

Nigeria -the NYCN, sponsored by some unpatriotic politicians to keep the 

Nigerian Youth divided and devoid of any strong voice.

In the light of the above, NYCN NEC under the leadership of Amb. Sukubo 

appeals to all the government agencies, security agencies, governments at all 

levels, private institutions, voluntary Youth organizations, state chapters and 

the general public to disregard the fallacious press release made by the 

aggrieved members of the NEC and assertions there-in. Let there be no 

tensions in any quarters in the Nigerian Youth Constituency as the situation is 

under control; there is no cause for alarm.

On the affairs of the nation, the members of the National Executive Council 

(NEC) of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) are concerned about 

the rising insecurity situation in the country, describing the situation as 

disturbing. 

The apex youth body, under the leadership of its President, Amb. Sukubo 

Sara-IgbeSukubo, is saddened by the now daily kidnappings and gunmen 

attacks in most parts of the country, a situation that calls for urgent action to 

ensure the release of all those held in kidnappers' dens in various parts of the 

country.

NYCN observed that the alarming situation is an agonizing confirmation of the 

urgent need to rejig the security intelligence, command, operation, and 

coordination structure to stem the carnage.

The Council, however, appreciates and commends the efforts of President Bola 

Ahmed Tinubu for his patriotism, courage, and determination in the fight 

against terrorism, kidnapping, and other social vices plaguing our country 

despite daunting challenges.

NYCN expresses confidence in Nigeria's security high command to tackle the 

insecurity problem and charges President Tinubu to do more by urgently 

addressing the economic challenges. The Council observed that economic 

woes have further compounded the insecurity problem.

As President Tinubu continues to empower the security agencies with the 

needed resources, we charge him to speed up the implementation of his 

economic policy and review where necessary to ease Nigerians' hardship. 

When people can move around easily at an affordable price, when citizens can 

afford basic commodities, with employment opportunities and basic 

infrastructure, the insecurity will reduce to the barest minimum.

The umbrella body of Youth Organizations calls on Nigerians to be at alert and 

continue to support President Tinubu and our security agencies in their efforts 

to safeguard the nation at this very critical time.

Thank you so much for making out time to be here. With the collaboration of 

all the citizens, the Nigeria of our dream shall be achieved. 

Long live the NYCN!

Long live the Nigerian Youth Constituency!!

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

May Nigeria Succeed!

Signed: