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ACF Urges Jonathan to Reinvent Himself Ahead of 2027 Presidential Election

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:00:54 +0000

Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Prof Tukur Muhammad-Baba, has said former President Goodluck Jonathan must do more to position himself as a viable contender if he intends to run in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking on Thursday during an appearance on Arise Television’s *Morning Show*, Muhammad-Baba stressed that Jonathan would need to [...]

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ACF Describes Former President Jonathan as Attractive Candidate

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:00:57 +0000

Prof Tukur Muhammad-Baba, Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan as an attractive candidate for the 2027 presidential election. Muhammad-Baba stated this on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme, noting that Jonathan has accumulated positives since 2015. He said Jonathan’s quiet life, international recognition, and diplomatic engagements have contributed [...]

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ACF Warns Against Premature 2027 Campaigns, Urges Focus on Governance

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:00:12 +0000

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has issued a strong warning to political actors across the country, cautioning them against engaging in premature campaigns for the 2027 general elections at the expense of governance. The forum described such political distractions as grossly insensitive, especially in the face of escalating insecurity, worsening economic conditions, and rising public [...]

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ACF Criticizes Presidency Over 2031 Power Projection

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:00:03 +0000

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has criticized the Presidency for suggesting that President Bola Tinubu would remain in power until 2031. The forum advised the Tinubu administration to prioritize delivering good governance to Nigerians rather than focusing on the 2027 presidential election. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, had on [...]

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Arewa Initiative Criticizes ACF’s Stance on Senator Ningi’s Suspension

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:00:43 +0000

The Arewa Initiative for the Defence and Promotion of Democracy (AIDPD) has expressed discontent with the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) over its position regarding the suspension of ex-Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), Senator Abdul Ningi, in relation to the budget padding controversy. In a press statement released on Monday, the spokesperson for AIDPD, [...]

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ACF Chides President Buhari Over Security Challenges In Northern Nigeria

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:15:19 +0000

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has expressed great concern over the rising insecurity in Northern Nigeria. It condemned in strong terms the endless killings in the North. ACF spokesman, Emmanuel Yawe, in a statement urged President Muhammadu Buhari to live up to his oath of office. The forum expressed concern that gunmen invaded Ahamadu Bello [...]

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ACF Warns Security Agents Against Intimidation, Lauds Signing of Peace Accord

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 07:15:31 +0000

The apex northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, on Friday, warned security agents against intimidating or harassing voters at polling units for no just cause during Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections across the country. “There should be no act of intimidation or harassment of an illegible voter in the polling units by the security [...]

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Gani Adams’ Call For Jega’s Sack, A Move To Attain Political Relevance – ACF

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:15:46 +0000

The apex northern socio-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Monday lampooned the Coordinator of the Odua Peoples Congress, OPC, Otunba Gani Adams, over his call for the sack of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega. The OPC leader, according to the ACF, had called for the sack of [...]

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Rural exodus disrupts social order in Mauritania

ARIN News — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 11:42:15 +0000

MEZEIN TERCHITT/NOUAKCHOTT, 16 January 2014 (IRIN) – For decades in the Sahel, working-age men have left their rural villages to find work in regional towns or capital cities, returning to plant or harvest crops when possible. Mauritania is no exception, but the phenomenon is particularly pronounced here, say several aid agencies, with village after village [...]

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