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“We won�t endorse any presidential candidate for 2023” � Arewa Consultative Forum

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 Aminu Imam

�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…

Yuletide: “We are in a season of doom, despair, horrors � ACF cries out

December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 Aminu Imam

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…

Fuel subsidy removal: ‘Only the poor’ll continue to suffer’ � Former ACF scribe, Anthony Sani

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 Aminu Imam

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…

Killings of citizens along Abuja/Kaduna expressway by bandits, a national shame, Says ACF

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Aminu Imam

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…

Banditry: Arewa, Middle-Belt Forums back Masari�s self-defence call

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF) and the Middle-Belt Forum, (MBF), have supported the call made by Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, for the people of his State to arm and defend themselves against bandits. Recall that Masari had, last Tuesday, advised the people of the state to arm and defend themselves against bandits in the region. According to the ACF National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, the ACF was in full support of Masari�s order, stressing, �Governor Masari has said the right thing�. He noted that Masari�s call on the Katsina…

“All prisoners must be released if Boko Haram fighters are freed” � ACF to Buhari

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has given President Muhammadu Buhari two options on whether or not repentant Boko Haram fighters should be freed or put on trial. According to a statement issued to newsmen in Kaduna yesterday, the Forum’s National Chairman, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said the Buhari government�s rehabilitation program is greatly flawed because it has failed to grant justice to victims of those being rehabilitated. Ogbeh, a former minister, said the fact that members of the group claim to have repented, does not mean crimes were not committed, and…

Insecurity: “We know about a network behind Killings, kidnappings in the North” – ACF

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Aminu Imam

The political and socio-cultural association of leaders in the North, the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has said President Muhammadu Buhari is a disappointment to the North, for failing to put an end to insecurity as promised during his presidential campaigns. According to the ACF National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, in a published interview yesterday, the Forum is aware of those behind the kidnapping and killings in the region, Yawe said, �If you have been reading our press outings, which I believe you have because you are one reporter that has reported…

“Our youths are a time bomb waiting to explode”, ACF BoT tells Northern govs.

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Board of Trustees of Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has observed that Northern youths are a time bomb ready to explode at any moment. According to the ACF, the Northern governors have over the years refused to address the negative socio-economic situation youths from the zone are going through, thereby pushing most of the youths into criminality. Speaking at the second meeting of the Board of Trustees in Kaduna yesterday, the chairman of the BoT, Ambassador Shehu Malami, noted that if urgent steps are not taken to address their plight,…

Restructuring: ‘Why we want to meet southern socio-cultural groups’ � ACF

June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 Aminu Imam

…Puts Northern lawmakers on alert The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has enjoined northern members of the National Assembly to be on the lookout for a Bill seeking to restructure the country. Chairman of the ACF, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said this during a retreat organised by the Northern Caucus in the House of Representatives, in Niger State, on Monday. The one-day retreat was organised by the Northern Caucus of the House of Representatives, themed: �Petroleum Industry Bill and the Future of Nigeria�. Ogbeh, who spoke alongside other northern leaders, urged the…

Southerners provoking North to spark crisis � Arewa Consultative Forum

June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), yesterday accused peoples of the southern part of the country of provoking the North to set the country aflame. At its National Executive Council, (NEC) meeting in Kaduna, the group urged Nigerians not to lose faith in the country, saying Nigeria will overcome its challenges. On his part, ACF Secretary-General, Muktar Aliyu lamented that the North is sick, noting that �We have Boko Haram, we have banditry, we have kidnapping, we have rustling, attacks on Northerners in the South where many lost their property and…