Tag: Ango Abdullahi

2023: Ango Abdullahi blasts el-Rufa’i for saying North will support Tinubu

Aminu Imam

Chairperson of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof. Ango Abdullahi responded to Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai’s remark that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the North in the February 25th, 2023 presidential election. Recall that a few weeks ago el-Rufa’i reportedly stated that the North will support the APC’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and that power would pass to the South. According to Abdullahi, having more governors in the North does not translate into more votes for the ruling party. He said, “I am waiting for el-Rufa’i to…

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Presidency counters Northern Elders Forum, condemns call for expulsion of section from Nigeria

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Presidency has condemned the reported call by Northern Elders Forum asking a section of the country to be excluded from Nigeria. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made the condemnation in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, it is a delusional arrogance that will lead such a group to publicly state terms and conditions for the existence of Nigeria. The statement read in part: “We are aware of the latest statement from the so-called “Northern Elders Forum.” He…

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“Why I’m opposed to power shift” — Ango Abdullahi

Aminu Imam

The convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, has declared that he is not in support of zoning the 2023 presidency in Nigeria. According to the former Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, zoning is not found in the Nigerian constitution and it is important to follow the law. While stressing that he doesn’t believe in power shift, rotation or zoning, Abdullahi stressed that the beauty of democracy is to allow every qualified individual to join the race and the people determine who they want…

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Obasanjo, Ango Abdullahi meet, strategise for 2023 Elections

Aminu Imam

…”We are on the same page” -Abdullahi The Convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof. Ango Abdullahi has disclosed that the country needed good tidings from the 2023 elections, hence the need to strategise. Abdullahi made this disclosure after about two hours meeting with former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun on Tuesday. This was contained in a press statement issued by the Special Assistant on Media to the former President, Kehinde Akinyemi yesterday. Accompanied by the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT), Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), Nastura…

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“We will no longer tolerate violence against our people” – Northern Elders’ Forum

Aminu Imam

The Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), has stated that the North will no longer tolerate violence against its people in the southern region of the country. The disclosure was made by the chairman of the Forum during a Town Hall meeting with members of the northern community in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The NEF chairman, Ango Abdullahi, said the elders visited the State to commiserate with northerners who were attacked during the #EndSARS protests, saying northerners in the State suffered “enormous loss of lives and assets” during the protest. He counseled…

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