No fewer than six northern groups have merged to checkmate the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
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Under the plot, which Vanguard gathered was perfected in Kaduna last week, they accepted to retain their identities but to work as a team.
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Secretary General of the Northern Elders' Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi, who confirmed the development to Vanguard, said that the move was deliberately initiated to bring the six groups under one umbrella for easy mobilisation and control as the race to the Villa gathers momentum.
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He said: "We noted that all the groups, ranging from Arewa Consultative Forum to Northern Elders Forum and the Middle Belt Forum, have basically the same agenda.
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"We, therefore, decided to harmonise opinions and to operate as members of a Joint Action Committee, JAC, with immediate effect.
Goodluck Jonathan's enemies are too many but the enmity really has to stop cos he's still our leader whether we like it or not.