PFIPC Scandal: AYCF Disowns Statement Supporting Gbajabiamila

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), has dissociated itself from a publication alleging that the forum issued a statement in support of the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, over the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).

In a statement issued by AYCF President General, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, on Sunday, the Forum denied issuing any official statement on the subject matter.

According to the statement, the publication being circulated does not emanate from the leadership of the AYCF and should therefore be disregarded by the public.

The statement explained that AYCF is a responsible and credible organization that approaches issues of national importance with utmost caution, objectivity, and a commitment to the facts.

Parts of the statement read, “The attention of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has been drawn to a publication alleging that the Forum issued a statement in support of the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, over the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).

“As the President General of the AYCF, I wish to state categorically that the Forum did not issue any official statement on the subject matter.

“On the matter in question, the Forum is still carefully studying developments and will only make its position known after conducting the necessary consultations and evaluating all available facts.”

The statement added, “The AYCF views with serious concern the unauthorized use of its name in an apparent attempt to mislead the public and undermine the integrity and credibility the Forum has painstakingly built over the years.

“Consequently, we have commenced a thorough investigation to identify those behind this unfortunate act, their motives, and any collaborators involved in dragging the name of the AYCF into issues on which it has taken no official position.”