Coalition of Ethnic Youths Nationalities of Nigeria has endorsed Hon. Mukthar Aliyu Betera as the next Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives for the 10th assembly. In a press statement released at the NAF Conference Center in Makurdi, the umbrella body for all Ethnic Youth leaders in the country stated that Hon. Mukthar Betera's vast wealth of experience gained during the last sixteen years in the green chamber is unprecedented, making him the ideal candidate for the role.


Hon. Mukthar Betera, a professional accountant, is the current chairman of the house committee on appropriation and has served in various capacities in the previous assemblies. He is known for his critical decision-making and crisis management skills, which have endeared him to agencies and colleagues in the National Assembly.


Betera's legislative interests include Youth and Women Empowerment, Developmental Governance, Health, Education, Social and National Security, as well as providing equal opportunities. In his constituency, he is believed to be responsible for the construction of 20 health care centers, 10 ambulances, a mini-stadium, and the installation of more than 600 solar-powered street lights.


The Ethnic Youth Nationalities of Nigeria called on the president-elect, His Excellency Sen. Ahmed Bola Tinubu, to give Betera all the necessary support to serve as speaker. They also urged their members who are currently in the House of Representatives to vote for Hon. Mukthar Betera as the next speaker of the 10th Assembly.


In conclusion, the Ethnic Youth Nationalities of Nigeria urged Nigerians to pray for peace, unity, and prosperity of the nation, as well as for Hon. Mukthar Betera to emerge as the next Speaker. They dispatched delegates to their various states to propagate the endorsement of Hon. Betera while wishing everyone journey mercies back to their respective States and local governments.


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TEXT OF A PRESS STATEMENT BY COALITION OF ETHNIC YOUTHS NATIONALITIES OF NIGERIA DURING THE ENDORSEMENT OF HON. MUKTHAR ALIYU BETERA FOR SPEAKER OF 10TH ASSEMBLY HELD ON THIS DAY AT NAF CONFERENCE CENTER, MAKURDI.


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1.  It is with high sense of patriotism and democratic justice that the leadership of Ethnic Youths Nationalities across the nation converge to endorse the candidacy of Hon. Mukthar Aliyu Betera who is the member representing Biu, Bayo, Shani and Kwayar kusar federal constituency as the next Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives.


2. The forum of all Ethnic Youth leaders is the umbrella body and decision making organ or ethnic youths nationalities in the country to speak with one voice on issues of absolute national importance, one among is to dictate political direction for the teaming Youths.


3. That Hon. Mukthar Betera has been re-elected five times, emerging as one of the few members to have served in the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth assemblies in Nigeria, with the current and immediate past tenures secured on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).


4. His vast wealth of experience gained during the last sixteen years in the green chamber is unprecedented, he served his people and the nation with utmost patriotism and sincerity, thus the need to be rewarded since the reward for good work is more work.


5. Hon. Mukthar who once served during sixth assembly as chairman sub committee on NDIC regulated the activities of commercial banks, also during the seventh assembly, he served as Chairman, House Committee on the Army, directly making recommendations to empower and sustain the activities of the army against the rising insurgency in the Northern region of Nigeria.


6. Under this leadership as a professional accountant and the current chairman, house committee on appropriation who knows the budget circle,  he presided over all other committee and has succeeded in having the June to June budget cycle changed to a preferable January to December which is more effective budget implementation in the public sector. As a result, the Appropriation Act, 2022 and the Finance Act, 2021 have been passed and enacted respectively for the third consecutive year without fail, enabling all stakeholders to prepare adequately for any fiscal changes


7. Betara has been lauded for his critical decision-making and crisis management skills in the House. His legislative interests include Youth and Women Empowerment, Developmental Governance, Health, Education, Social and National Security, as well as providing equal opportunities. He is believed to be responsible for the construction of 20 health care centers, 10 ambulances, a mini-stadium and the installation of more than 600 solar-powered street lights in his constituency.


8. Betara is believed to have deployed his personal resources to fund transplant surgeries, empower individuals for business and support local families in his constituency.


9. Having won elections again for the 10th Assembly which marks his fifth term under the ruling APC, the detribalised Betara whose impressive leadership character has endeared him to agencies and colleagues in the National Assembly, it will surely be fitting to elect him as the first among equals to lead his colleagues.


10. Also, Betera served the current Speaker, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila loyally, supported him massively during his emergence as Speaker and also during his tenure to succeed.


11. We called on the president elect, His Excellency Sen. Ahmed Bola Tinubu to give Betera all the necessary support to serve as speaker, because Betera is the only one to have true National interest of unity and progress.


12. We also want to appeal to our members who are currently in the house of representatives to vote for the renowned legislator, Hon. Mukthar Betera as the next speaker of the 10th Assembly.


13. We wish to close this press conference by urging Nigerians to pray for peace, unity and prosperity of the nation, also pray for Hon. Mukthar Betera to emerged, God alone giveth power and he alone taketh it and so, we seek power from him.


14. While delegates dispatched back to their various states to propagate the endorsement of Hon. Betera, we wish everyone journey mercies back to their respective States and local governments.


Long live federal republic of Nigeria.


Long live Ethnic Youth Nationalities of Nigeria.


Long live Hon. Mukthar Aliyu Betera.