… Condemns onslaught on education in North The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has alleged that the abduction of over 280 schoolchildren in Kaduna State by bandits looked planned in advance, adding that the incident was a discomfiting reality, given the enormous public resources being allocated to the security sector. Its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Muhammad-Baba, called on the Federal Government to go beyond perfunctory directives to the security forces to rescue the abducted students. Prof Baba, in a statement, explained that “ACF is gravely saddened and exasperated at the…
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Provocative Statement: ACF tackles Ohanaeze Ndigbo, IPOB for demanding apology from Gowon
Apex Northern socio-cultural group, the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has expressed deep offense and pain over what it called highly provocative statements recently credited to the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Indigenous People of Biafra against former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd). The ACF said it took time to digest a statements credited to Mr. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, as well as the one from the IPOB calling on General Gowon, its Grand Patron, to tender apology for what the Forum referred as a nebulous “sin” against…
Read MoreACF appeals reopening of Nigeria/Niger borders
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has appealed to the federal government and members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to consider reopening the Nigerien and Nigerian borders to enhance economic activities between the two countries. A statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Muhammad Baba, lamented that the continued closure of the borders has affected many small-scale businesses between the two countries, such as food supply, medicine, petrol and electricity, among others. According to the statement, “Since July 2023, Nigeria and other ECOWAS member countries…
Read MoreCoup: ACF cautions Tinubu against invading Niger Republic
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.…
Read MoreSome Arewa youths are fraudsters – ACF alleges
The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has disowned a group known as the Arewa youths, saying it has no youth wing. A chieftain of the ACF and also the leader of the Arewa Community in Southern Nigeria, Musa Sa’idu,stated this yesterday, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to Sa’idu, anyone calling himself “Arewa Youth” is a fraudster as the group has no legal backing. ”I want to say, without any fear of contradiction, that the ACF has no youths wing. I am a founding member, and there was no time that…
Read MoreJust In! ACF Spokesperson, Emmanuel Yawe, is dead
The National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Emmanuel Yawe, is dead. Daily Trust gathered that Yawe, aged 65, died in his sleep in the early hours of Friday, in Abuja. His last official assignment was on Thursday, when he issued a statement on behalf of the ACF in condolence with the people of Benue State over the death of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. B. A. Chacha. However, Yawe’s daughter, Talatu Yawe, who confirmed his death to newsmen, said her father had been…
Read More“We won’t endorse any presidential candidate for 2023” – Arewa Consultative Forum
…Warns its members The northern group, Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has declared it does not have any preferred candidate for the 2023 presidential election. According to ACF, any political party and its candidate must unveil what programme they have for the Northern region before they could enjoy its support. This was contained in a communique signed by the Chairman of ACF, Chief Audu Ogbeh after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kaduna, on Wednesday. The ACF, which issued a stern warning to its members against supporting candidates in its…
Read MoreYuletide: “We are in a season of doom, despair, horrors – ACF cries out
As Christians all over the world marked Christmas day yesterday, the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has lamented that the past 12 months have been a season of doom and despair due to security challenges in the country. This was contained in a Christmas message to Nigerians signed by the Chairman of ACF, Chief Audu Ogbeh. According to him, “In the past twelve months, many Nigerians have experienced deep pains and trauma. We offer words of sympathy and condolence to them first and foremost. “This has indeed been a year of…
Read MoreFuel subsidy removal: ‘Only the poor’ll continue to suffer’ – Former ACF scribe, Anthony Sani
Ahead of the Federal Government’s resolve to remove petroleum subsidy by next year, the former General Secretary, Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Anthony Sani, has said that only the poor will continue to bear the brunt of the subsidy removal. The Federal Government has said that petroleum will sell for N340 per litre from February 2022. However, Sani in a statement made available to newsmen, said it is doubtful if paying N5,000 per month to some few million vulnerable Nigerians can add economic value to the polity compared to the benefits…
Read MoreKillings of citizens along Abuja/Kaduna expressway by bandits, a national shame, Says ACF
The apex socio-cultural forum, Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has described the incessant killings of innocent citizens along the Abuja/Kaduna expressway by bandits as a national shame. Reacting to the most recent attack by bandits on the road which led to the kidnap of many Nigerians, and murder of former Zamfara State governorship aspirant, the Late Hamidu Sagir, in an issued statement signed by the forum’s National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, expressed worry that Nigerians on a daily basis are being terrorised, kidnapped, and killed without let on this road. While…
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