Tag: ACF

Niger Coup: ACF calls for more dialogue, lifting of economic sanctions

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The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has called for the lifting of sanctions against Niger Republic by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), while commending Nigerian Senators for rejecting military action against the West African country. The ACF, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, sought more dialogue with the Niger military junta to prevent a further breakdown of talks following the expiration of the one-week deadline earlier given to the regime to restore democratic rule in the country. The statement…

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Coup: ACF cautions Tinubu against invading Niger Republic

Aminu Imam

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has cautioned President Bola Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), against ordering a military intervention in the Niger Republic. Recall that a general and former head of Niger’s presidential guard, Abdourahamane Tiani, overthrew democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum to declare himself as the new Head of State. President Tinubu, as the chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), had said the regional body would do everything in its power, including deploying force, to ensure that stability returns to Niger.…

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‘Tinubu on speed lane; faster than Buhari’ – Former ACF scribe, Sani

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A  former Secretary General of Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Anthony Sani has expressed satisfaction with the level of progress made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in governing Nigeria few weeks in office. Sani, in this interview with newsmen, noted that Tinubu is literally on a speed lane of governance, compared to his immediate predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari who was believed to have been very slow in administering the country. The former ACF scribe also weighed in on the viral video in which immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, asserted that…

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“We didn’t endorse Kalu for Senate Presidency” – ACF

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The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has distanced itself from claims that it endorsed former Abia State Governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu for the Senate Presidency of the 10th National Assembly. The reaction followed a statement credited to the leader of the Arewa Youth Conservative Forum, AYCF, Yerima Shettima, claiming that Kalu was the preferred candidate of ACF. One of its members, Musa Sa’idu, in an issued statement yesterday, said the claim was false, adding that the Forum had no youth wing. According to him, “The ACF has not endorsed Kalu…

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Naira redesign: “Extend deadline” – ACF appeals to FG

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The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has appealed to the Federal Government to extend the deadline for the expiration and collection of old naira notes in the country. This is contained in an issued statement by the ACF’s Publicity Secretary, Kano State chapter, Bello Galadanci, yesterday. The statement said the January 31 deadline set by the Federal Government had almost grounded socio-economic activities in the State. It added that people’s refusal to accept the old naira notes in commercial transactions, out of fear of possible inability to deposit the notes in…

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2023 Campaigns Hate Speech: “Impose severe punishment on politicians” – ACF charges INEC

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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to impose severe punishment on politicians who engage in hate speeches as they go on electioneering campaigns for the 2023 elections. ÀCF noted that there are many desperate political leaders and other self-appointed community champions that are bent on adding fuel to the fire through hate speeches at a time the nation is battling life threatening challenges arising from lack of security and rising economic crises. An issued statement yesterday by the Secretary-General of the Forum, Murtala…

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“Obey court order on Kanu now” – MBF, ACF, PANDEF, others urge FG

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The Middle-Belt Forum (MBF), Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Igbo National Council (INC), among others, have called on the Federal Government to respect the order of the court by releasing the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Recall that an Appeal Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Oludotun Adebola on Thursday discharged and acquitted him. However, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, noted that the court didn’t acquit the IPOB leader. Reacting to the development, the MBF President,…

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Insecurity: “We can no longer afford to tell Buhari what he wants to hear” – ACF

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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has decried Nigeria’s ‘rapid descent’ into strife, violence and lawlessness, noting that although it has been a supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, it can no longer afford to tell him what he wants to hear. The ACF, in a statement by its Secretary-General, Murtala Aliyu, asked the president to reprioritise his programmes and free more resources to end the pervasive insecurity in the country. The group said over the past few months, the security crisis in Nigeria has been deepening and there is a dangerous…

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2023 Presidency: “Persuasion, not threat, intimidation can get you S/East ticket” – ACF chieftain tells Ohanaeze

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The immediate-past Secretary-General of the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Anthony Sani, has advised advocates of South-East Presidency to intensify lobby of other geo-political zones to realise their ambition rather than resorting to threat and intimidation. Sani who called on the pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo to respect the rules of democracy maintained that what the South-East failed to get in the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), should not be forced down the throat of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). In a chat with newsmen, the ACF helmsman said, “Ohanaeze should…

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2023: ‘Northerners in South won’t support Amaechi for president’ – ACF South leader

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The leader of the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), in the South, Musa Sa’idu, has said northerners in the South will not support the presidential bid of the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, saying the presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), was religiously insensitive. Sa’idu alleged that while Amaechi was serving as the governor in Rivers State, his administration took over the cemetery for northerners in Port Harcourt, adding that every effort he (Sa’idu) made for reversal of the action were futile. Continuing, he said the alleged action…

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