NYCN President Urges Tinubu to Sack Youth Minister Over Council Leadership Crisis

The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) President, Comrade Babangida Onimisi Isah, has petitioned President Bola Tinubu to remove the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Wisdom Olawande. He accuses the minister of destabilising the Council by arbitrarily cancelling a planned congress and promoting parallel leadership structures. The dispute dates to moves aimed at ending the extended tenure of the former NYCN president. A management meeting on August 7, 2025, set up transitional committees for a fresh congress, only for the minister to reverse the arrangement days before the election on October 10, 2025. The petition also highlights concerns over linking Seyi Tinubu’s name to the crisis and the Corporate Affairs Commission’s deregistration of the NYCN. It calls for an independent investigation, the minister’s removal, and stronger youth inclusion in government.

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