The Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC) has distant itself from a group called Nigerian Youth Congress for Atiku, which championed its support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s political ambition.

Blessing Akinlosotu, President of the NYC, in a statement he signed in Abuja, explained that the congress does not in any way have alliance with any political pressure group, adding that his group was a non-partisan.   

Also, he disclosed that the NYC has nothing to do with news report of  January 31, 2021 with Caption, “Nigeria Badly Damaged, Broken, Needs Urgent Rescue, Atiku Says”, by group which called itself, Nigeria Youth Congress for Atiku”, as contained in the national daily.

He emphasised that Nigerian Youth Congress is a youth body that is non-partisan and strictly for the unity of Nigerian Youths.

”The attention of the Nigerian Youth Congress has been drown to a publication from a national daily disclosing that the body is obliging Atiku a political will.

 “The news is totally false and we in strong terms disassociate self from any such group if any of such”.

The group further explained that politics and giving political support to politicians is never one of the group aims and objectives, cautioning Nigerian youths to be aware of the legal implication of using an already registered name with the government to perpetrate certain acts.

He pointed out that if anyone is caught, he or she will certainly go in for it.