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“Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso not convincing options for North” – ACF

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ACF on Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso

The National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Prof. Tukur Mohammed-Baba, has said voters in Northern Nigeria are increasingly dissatisfied with the country’s political leadership and are yet to identify a presidential contender capable of inspiring confidence ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking on a television programme on Monday, Mohammed-Baba argued that neither the ruling administration nor prominent opposition figures had offered solutions capable of addressing the country’s pressing economic and security concerns. According to him, many northerners have grown weary of politics centred on personalities rather than policies.…

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2027: “North has lost faith in Tinubu, Atiku, Obi” –  ACF claims

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ACF claims on Tinubu

National Publicity Secretary, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Prof. Tukur Mohammed-Baba, has claimed that Northern Nigeria has lost faith in the country’s main political figures ahead of the 2027 presidential election, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi. Mohammed-Baba, who made the declaration on Monday, during his appearance during a television interview, declared that President Bola Tinubu has experienced a sharp decline in political standing within the region since taking office. Concurrently, the northern socio-cultural group maintains that neither former vice president Atiku Abubakar nor Nigeria Democratic Congress…

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ACF blasts Tinubu’s 3yr record, rejects Obi’s one-term pledge ahead of 2027

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ACF blasts Tinubu’s 3yr record

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has delivered a scathing assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration after three years in office, describing its performance as “shambolic”, while also rejecting the one-term presidency pledge made by Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking in separate interviews at the weekend, ACF National Secretary, Tukur Baba, expressed disappointment with the Tinubu administration, citing worsening insecurity, economic hardship and what he described as the government’s failure to deliver tangible results despite changes in the nation’s security architecture. According to Baba, banditry, terrorism and…

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ACF accuses Sec-Gen. of undermining Forum over tenure dispute

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ACF accuses Sec Gen.

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has accused its Secretary-General, Murtala Aliyu, of undermining the Forum. Chairman of the ACF BoT, Bashir M. Ɗalhatu,  in an issued statement, said: “Recently, the Board of Trustees (BoT), in line with its duty of ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Forum’s Constitution – ACF Const. Sec. 24 – including respect for term limits and smooth leadership succession, took a number of steps which did not seem to have pleased some people, especially Murtala Aliyu, the Secretary General.…

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ACF headquarters sealed ahead of NEC meeting

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ACF headquarters

…Forum protests The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has protested the sealing of its Kaduna headquarters by the Nigeria Police, describing the action as unjustified and lacking legal backing. In a statement issued yesterday in Kaduna by its National Publicity Secretary, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the Forum said Police personnel shut down its office ahead of a scheduled National Executive Council (NEC) meeting fixed for today, Wednesday, May 6. According to the statement, the ACF said it was unaware of any court order or directive restricting its activities. It added that the only…

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Nigeria’s insecurity now ‘war-level’ ” ACF raises alarm

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ACF raises alarm

…Urges urgent national shift The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has declared that Nigeria’s worsening insecurity has escalated into a ‘state of war’, calling on the Federal Government to urgently reorder national priorities and treat security as the country’s most pressing emergency. This position was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the 38th meeting of the ACF Board of Trustees (BoT) yesterday, and and signed by its Chairman, Bashir M. Ɗalhatu. The meeting, attended by prominent northern leaders, including former top government officials, diplomats and Security Chiefs, deliberated…

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Electoral Act Amendment Debacle: “Democracy under threat in Nigeria” – ACF

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ACF on Electoral Act

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has observed with dismay the threat to democracy as a result of the controversies surrounding the Electoral Act Amendment Bills in the Senate and House of Representative. The ACF National Publicity Secretary, Prof. T. A. Muhammad-Baba, opined that the 10th National Assembly was being influenced by external forces and failing to assert its constitutional independence. The Forum is insisting on real-time transmission of election results in the proposed law, believing that it will enhance transparency and strengthen Nigeria’s democratic process. The ACF appealed to the…

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2027: “We won’t endorse any presidential candidate” – ACF

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ACF on 2027

The apex northern socio-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has said it will not endorse any presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking in Kaduna, ACF National Publicity Secretary, Prof. T. A. Muhammad-Baba, disclosed that it would engage presidential aspirants within the next six months to assess their plans for tackling insecurity, poverty and other challenges facing the North. Prof. Baba said aspirants would be invited to explain their policies on education, infrastructure, economic empowerment and security. He noted that while the Forum endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari in…

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Insecurity: “Extend hand of friendship to bandits, grant them amnesty” – ACF BoT Chairman tells Tinubu

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ACF tells Tinubu

Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Board of Trustees (BoT), Bashir Ɗalhatu, has urged the Federal Government to extend a hand of friendship to bandits and grant them amnesty. Ɗalhatu, in an interview yesterday, made reference to amnesty granted to Niger Delta militants, advocating the same for bandits. “I remember very well when there was an amnesty programme in the Niger Delta during those chaotic times. And it has worked perfectly”, he stated. He added: “They were given amnesty; they were sent to school, came back and became integrated…

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ACF@25: Northern leaders, Afenifere demand urgent national unity to confront deepening insecurity 

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ACF@25 conference

Northern leaders, converging in Kaduna for the climax of the 25th Anniversary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), yesterday issued a stark warning that the North must urgently rebuild its unity to confront escalating insecurity.  This call was dramatically amplified by Southern Nigerian statesman, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere, who declared the current level of violence is the worst the Nigerian State has experienced since independence in 1960. Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, represented by his Deputy Hadiza Balarabe, reaffirmed the state’s commitment to…

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