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NEF Accuses Tinubu of Lopsided Appointments, Demands Reconstitution of Census Committee

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:00:18 +0000

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has raised alarm over what it describes as a pattern of lopsided federal appointments by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing the administration of favoring the Southwest region at the expense of Nigeria’s five other geopolitical zones. In a statement issued by its spokesperson, Professor Abubakar Jika Jiddere, the NEF alleged [...]

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Bode ‘Gbore shares Thoughts on the Upcoming Protest

Adewale A. — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 22:25:00 +0000

Reflecting on the planned protests and drawing parallels to the EndSARS movement, Dr Bode ‘Gbore highlights the contrasting reactions across regions, particularly the Northern Elders’ firm stance against protests in their area to protect the President, viewed as their son. He questions if the South, especially the South West, will support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, [...]

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2023: Northern elders tell Nigerians candidate to vote for during elections

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:13:16 +0000

With few months to the 2023 elections, the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has urged Nigerians to vote for candidates with competence and capacity. NEF cautioned Nigerians against relying on sentiments while sacrificing competence and capacity. The Chairman of NEF, Prof Ango Abdullahi, urged Nigerians to jettison ethnicity in deciding candidates to vote for in 2023. [...]

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Northern Elders Call For Buhari’s Resignation, Give Reasons

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:00:21 +0000

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, on Tuesday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately resign from his position. NEF said Buhari has failed to address the issues of killings, kidnappings, and general insecurity in the country. Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Director, Publicity and Advocacy of NEF, made the call in a statement he issued. Baba-Ahmed said [...]

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2023: Southern Nigeria Has Qualified People As President, Afenifere Dismisses Northern Elders’ Position

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:30:06 +0000

The Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has insisted that the Southern part of Nigeria has qualified people to rule the country. Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, said power must shift to the Southern part of the country in 2023. Ajayi, who spoke exclusively to the media was reacting to a remark by the Northern Elders [...]

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2023 Presidency: Northern Elders Knock Southern Governors Over Zoning

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:30:21 +0000

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has rejected the position of the Southern governors that the South should produce the President come 2023. According to the Forum, the North would not be compelled into yielding a democratically elected office. The Northern Elders Forum through its Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, observed that as [...]

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Nigeria’s Presidential System ‘totally Useless’— Northern Elders Forum

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:58:06 +0000

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has described Nigeria’s presidential system of government as “totally useless,” and expressed its readiness to engage other parts of the country in a debate on Nigeria’s future, saying it was ready for the restructuring of the country. Convener of the Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi, stated this in a telephone interview [...]

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Fashola Has Failed And Should Be Sacked — Northern Elders

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 11:11:23 +0000

A member of the Northern Elders Forum and the Chairman of Maje Foundation, Alhaji Rufai Mukhtar Danmaje, has asked the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola to honorably resign his position for failing to complete any projects since his assumption of office as Works Minister five years ago. Danmaje said it is no longer story that [...]

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FG Is Not Doing Enough About The Crisis In The North – Northern Elders

David Folami — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 12:43:57 +0000

Northern leaders gathered in Zaria yesterday, and looked into the security situation in Nigeria, concluding that the Federal Government is yet to do enough to stop the killings and destruction of property across the land. They also spoke against what they saw as unjustified silence of the FG over developing crisis in the North by [...]

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Armed Bandits Terrorize Rural Communities Most At Will – Northern Elders

David Folami — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:27:36 +0000

Northern elders have rejected President Muhammadu Buhari as their candidate for the 2019 general elections. They said Buhari’s leadership has failed the region and, therefore, must be replaced by competent persons. The northern leader also said the current administration lacks strong will to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency, rural banditry and herdsmen/farmers clashes that have [...]

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Ultimatum: Northern Youths Give Igbos Two Weeks To Leave The North

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:28:45 +0000

The Coalition of Arewa Youth Development Foundations (AYDF) has said it is planning a meeting aimed at mounting pressure on Igbos residing or carrying out business in any part of the North to relocate to the South-east and all Northerners residing in the South-east should return back to the north, and they have two weeks to comply. [...]

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