BREAKING: IMC Warns Security Agencies and Youths Against Recognizing NYCN’s Newly Elected Leadership
By Gambo Jagindi
Octobern 17, 2025
The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has advised security agencies, youth organizations, and the public to disregard any newly elected leadership claiming to represent the NYCN. This directive follows the Corporate Affairs Commission’s (CAC) withdrawal of NYCN’s registration certificate due to prolonged leadership crises and governance issues.
The IMC, established by the CAC, is tasked with managing NYCN’s affairs for one year and organizing elections for leadership positions in accordance with statutory governance standards.
Aluta News reports that the CAC’s intervention was necessitated by the NYCN’s prolonged leadership crisis, which had resulted in unending litigation, repeated conflicts, and leadership factions.
Read the press Statement from IMC below ……..
*PRESS STATEMENT BY THE INTERIM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF NIGERIA (NYCN) TODAY, OCTOBER 16, 2025 AT THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OFYOUTH DEVELOPMENT, ABUJA*
Gentlemen of the Press
1. Today marks another landmark achievement in the history of NYCN as we address you as Members of the Interim Management Committee of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (IMC).
2. It is public knowledge that NYCN has been bedeviled with lingering crises spanning over a decade with constitutional aberrations.
3. The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on October 6, 2025, notified the Ministry of Youth Development of the withdrawal of the registration certificate earlier issued to the National Youth Council of Nigeria on October 28, 2020, pursuant to the powers conferred on the Commission under sections 8(1)(c) and 8(1)(d) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), 2020, following a comprehensive investigation into the affairs of the Council, which has faced a prolonged leadership crisis.
4. In line with the aforementioned decision of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), after extensive consultation with stakeholders in order to reposition the NYCN and carry out the directives of the CAC, the Ministry of Youth Development inaugurates and recognizes the following persons as composed by the CAC:
1. Barrister Buhari Ibrahim Shehu – Chairman
2. Kehinde Charity Awojoola – Federal Ministry of Youth Development
3. Adeleke Adebajo – (Ogun) Southwest
4. Uzoh Ifeanyi C — (Enugu)- Southeast
5. Muhammad Abdullahi Sule – (Kano) Northwest
6. Josephine Equali Eni (Cross River) South South
7. Blessing Onne Okwe – (Benue) North Central
8. Kaka Lawan Bundi- (Borno) Northeast
9. Sagir Umar Yana – (CAC) Representative.
5. As the Interim Management Committee members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria with the responsibilities of (a) managing the affairs of the National Youth Council of Nigeria for the next one (1) year and (b) organizing elections into the offices of Trustee, Governing Council, and other leadership positions in the NYCN (c) Collaborate with relevant stakeholders, especially the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, to refocus the operation of NYCN to serve national interest; (d) amend provisions of the constitution that inhibit outreaches to Youth of the Country; and (e) undertake other activities aimed at promoting the welfare of the youth as may be approved by the Commission.
6. We are aware of the enormous responsibility on this national assignment. We have kick-started with;
a. The inauguration of the committee by both the Honourable Minister and Registrar General, CAC, who both charged us to keep to the mandate and deliver as expected.
b. We equally have paid courtesy calls to Heads of security agencies to familiarize and seek their cooperation in the discharge of our duties.
c. The committee had her inaugural meeting and have taken key decisions on the approach to be adopted in carrying out our mandate. We employ Nigerian Youths to look forward to the unveiling of our work plan.
d. The committee also joined the Honourable Minister, DG SMEDAN, DG NCC, DG SEC and MD Nexim Bank to launch Nigeria Youth Academy Start-up Pitch 1.0, where winners were given one million naira each to invest in their businesses.
e. The committee has the assurance of the DG SMEDAN, DG SEC and there agencies to partner with the National Youth Council of Nigeria to roll out programs that will positively impact our Nigerian Youths.
f. The Committee shall within the couples weeks ahead carryout Zonal Consultation accross the zones on the NYCN Constitution and other prevailing Issues affecting the State Chaptes.
7. We thank the Honourable Minister of Youth Development and the Registrar General of CAC for their love for the Youth constituent, their dedication to resolving the lingering crisis in the council, and the confidence reposed in the Committee to deliver on the mandate.
8. We deeply appreciate the great measure of the Honourable Minister of Youth Development and Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission for the bold decision taken to salvage the National Youth Council of Nigeria.
9. The IMC appreciates and thanks President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the necessary reforms carried out, which are critical for the development of our nation, even though they came with teething problems, which are already easing.
10. The IMC uses this opportunity to thank our teaming youth for their love for the nation, their resilience and dedication, and above all, their peaceful conduct. We equally strongly imploy the Youth to be wary of any attempt to be used by any person(s) or parties to disrupt the peace and harmony of the nation through protest or other means and to shun such acts in the interest of our nation.
11. Therefore, security agencies, Youth Organizations, and the general public are duly advised to disregard any acclaimed leadership arising from any congresses and that no other individual or group of persons apart from the names listed above should parade themselves as the Leadership or Trustees of the National Youth Council of Nigeria .
12. We thank you all and urge you to work with us in this national assignment.
13. God bless you.
Barrister Buhari Ibrahim Shehu
Chairman, Interim Management Committee National Youth Council of Nigeria.