ATIKU APPOINTS BELLO MUAZU AS SPECIAL ASSISTANT ON YOUTH MOBILIZATION, NORTH-WEST

By Haliru Hamza 

Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), His Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has appointed Hon. Bello Muazu (Walin Kware) as Special Assistant on Youth Mobilization (North-West).

The appointment, which takes effect from 1 October 2026, covers the seven North-West states of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna and Jigawa.

In his new role, Hon. Bello Muazu is saddled with the responsibility of designing and executing the North-West Youth Mobilization Masterplan, coordinating youth-focused engagements and strengthening coordination among relevant youth and campaign structures across the region.

His responsibilities also include supporting youth engagement programmes, facilitating coordination with existing structures, promoting lawful civic and voter-registration awareness in collaboration with relevant authorities, and providing regular strategic reports on youth mobilisation activities across the North-West.

The appointment places emphasis on coordination, consultation, grassroots engagement, documentation, reporting and measurable implementation, with the aim of strengthening youth participation and organisational capacity across the region.

Hon. Bello Muazu, who is widely known as Walin Kware, has expressed appreciation to His Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the confidence reposed in him and pledged to discharge the responsibility with humility, discipline, loyalty, integrity and dedication.

The appointment further brings his grassroots mobilisation experience into the broader youth mobilisation structure as preparations continue for the 2027 political cycle.