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The Coalition of Northern Youths for Peace and Stability (CNYPS) has strongly condemned the role of Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, in the recent #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests, accusing him of using the demonstrations as a smokescreen to hide his administration’s ineptitude, massive corruption, and cluelessness.

At a press conference, the group’s spokesman, Muhammad Garba Yahaya, alleged that Governor Lawal had orchestrated the deployment of thugs and miscreants to infiltrate and hijack the peaceful protests, resulting in violent acts, destruction of properties, and looting.

This, they said, was a blatant disregard for peaceful demonstrations and a propensity to resort to clandestine tactics to further his own self-serving agenda.

The group criticized Governor Lawal’s administration for its pervasive corruption, cluelessness, and failure to address the state’s pressing security challenges.