Tag: Arewa Group

Sit-at-Home: ‘Protect Northerners’, Arewa group tells South-East Govs.

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As the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) sit-at-home violence escalates, the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has asked governors of South-Eastern states to take measures to protect the lives and property of Northerners living in South-Eastern communities. This was contained in a statement issued by the AYCFs President, Yarima Shettima, and made available to newsmen in Kaduna, on Thursday. The statement condemned the mindless, unrelenting violent disturbances caused by certain South-East interest groups in the form of the agitation for a separate state of Biafra. Aware that the perpetrators…

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Tackle out-of-school children, Arewa Group tells Tinubu

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Arewa Development Support Initiative (ADSI), a non-governmental organisation, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address the issues of girl-child and out-of-school children education, particularly in the countrys north. In a statement to mark Eid-el Kabir, the groups president, Khuraira Musa, also urged the federal government to find a long-term solution to the countrys farmers/herders crisis. ADSI emphasised the importance of the federal government convening farmers and herders to discuss the next steps. According to the NGO, It is heartbreaking to see towns and villages deserted because of avoidable crises…

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2023: “Those calling for cancellation election, enemies of Nigeria” Northern Group

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A group, known as Concerned Northern Forum, has stated that as northerners, they are pleased with the victory of the President elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At a press conference in Kaduna, the groups Spokesperson, Comrade AbdulSalam Mohd Kazeem stated that We are pleased with his victory; and without being selfish, want to identify and work with him when he is eventually sworn-in on May, 29, 2023. According to AbdulSalam, The fact that Atiku Abubakar, a northerner, contested with Bola Tinubu under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and lost does…

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2023: Group accuses el-Rufa’i of pursuing selfish agenda against Northern interest

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A group, known as Arewa Unity and Development Movement (AUDM), has accused Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i of pursuing selfish agenda against the overall interest of the North. The AUDM alleged that el-Rufa’i is insulting the Northern elders and making abusive statements just because the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, promised him the position of National Security Adviser (NSA). In an issued statement by the Convener, Isa Hassan Jafaru, yesterday, the AUDM cautioned the Governor not to take personal interests above that of the…

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Public Anger: Nigerians owe Tinubu gratitude over Abeokuta outburst”Arewa Group

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A Northern group, under the aegis of ‘Arewa4Asiwaju’, has said the outburst of the Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the naira swap saved Nigeria from plunging into crisis. In what it tagged: the Abeokuta declaration, the group believes it forced the Federal Government to extend the deadline to 10th February.  The ‘Arewa4Asiwaju’ while attributing the sudden 10 days extension of the Naira swap to what it called Tinubus sagacity and courage, said It was this courage and purposeful leadership shown by the Aswj…

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‘Poor leadership driving poverty in northern Nigeria’ Arewa Group

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The Arewa Economic Renewal Forum (AERF), has said that poor leadership has been the major reason for the high poverty rate in northern Nigeria. The Forum said this during a press briefing in Abuja. Speaking at the event, the Chairman of AERF, Ibrahim Yahaya, said, Over the years, Nigeria, and especially the North, have suffered an epileptic form of leadership, borne out of a lacklustre attitude of elected persons to engineer the much-desired economic prosperity by exploiting regional assets, demographic potentials, geologic advantages and agricultural benefits for economic, infrastructural and…

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2023: Northern agenda tops Arewa groups demand to support any presidential candidate

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A pro-North social political grouo, Arewa Economic Renewal Forum (AERF), on Tuesday vowed to throw its weight behind any candidate with a viable economic blueprint for the restoration of the Northern region of Nigeria. According to the AERF Chairman, Ibrahim Shehu Yahaya, who addressed the press conference media alongside his members, the group made the demand at a press briefing in Abuja. Their position, coming barely four weeks before the general elections, is a clamour for the harnessing and utilisation of resources in the region to address the huge economic…

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“Probe INEC voters’ register before elections” – Arewa group urges FG

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…Demands INEC boss sack A group, the Arewa Citizens Watch for Good Governance (ACWGG) has called on Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and members of his team to humbly resign so as to enable an independent probe into allegation of insertion of foreigners names in the voters’ register. The call was made by the Chairman, Arewa Citizens Watch for Good Governance. (ACWGG), Hon. Mohammed Grema Adamu, in an issued statement yesterday. According to the group,  As some of you may be aware, on 15th of…

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Terrorism: “Act now before people get frustrated”, Arewa group urges Buhari

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A northern group, Arewa Development Forum for Peace and Justice, has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari and northern leaders to end the nefarious activities of bandits terrorising the region before the people get frustrated and resort to self-help. This formed part of the groups resolution at a meeting convened to deliberate on insecurity in Kaduna State and the North-West region, yesterday. Recall that a few days ago, terrorists invaded a mining site in Shiroro local government area of Niger State killing several people, including soldiers, police and local vigilantes, and abducting…

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2023: “We would no longer allow campaign for Igbo presidential candidates in North” Arewa Group to Ohanaeze

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The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), an Arewa Group, has vowed to disrupt campaign events of Igbo presidential candidates in the North after a similar threat was issued by a prominent Ndigbo group ahead of the 2023 general polls. President of NYCN, Comrade Isah Abubakar, was reacting to the threat of the apex Igbo socio-political and cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide to oppose Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on which platform the former vice-president recently emerged as its presidential candidate. Reacting to Atikus victory, Ohanaeze, had,…

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