Tag: Coalition of Northern Groups

Northern Groups allege marginalisation

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CNG allege marginalisation

…Warn of growing discontent over infrastructure, economic hardship A prominent northern socio-political coalition, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG),  has raised fresh concerns over what it describes as the continued marginalisation of Northern Nigeria in the distribution of infrastructure projects and economic policies. In a press statement issued yesterday, the CNG said recent government spending patterns and economic conditions indicate that the region is being ‘short-changed’, warning that the situation could worsen public frustration if urgent steps are not taken. According to the group, the allocation of federal road projects…

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CNG condemns attack on Hausa traders in Edo, demands justice, compensation

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The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has strongly condemned the recent attack on Hausa traders in Ekpoma, Edo-Central, describing it as an unprovoked act capable of inflaming ethnic tensions if not urgently addressed. In a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi,  the CNG accused some youths of chasing Hausa traders out of the livestock market and slaughtering their goats, calling the incident a grave injustice and a dangerous escalation of communal violence. The group said traders were forced to flee for their lives, abandoning their livestock,…

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CNG flays Prof. Yusuf Usman’s arrest, demands his release

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CNG calls on FG

…Warns against stifling free speech The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has condemned the arrest and continued detention of Prof. Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), describing it as an attempt to suppress dissent. In a statement issued yesterday by the group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, the CNG expressed concern over the detention of Prof. Yusuf, who has been an outspoken critic of the current administration. The Coalition asserted that Yusuf’s arrest was politically-motivated…

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Insecurity: “FG drifting into realm of mis-governance” – CNG

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CNG on insecurity

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), says it is deeply saddened by the recent incidents that have “once again brought sorrow and grief to our communities in Northern Nigeria”. In a statement issued by the CNG’s spokesman, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, extended its condolences to the peoples and governments of Borno and Zamfara States over the loss of lives in two events. Charanchi said in Borno State, the heinous killing of 40 farmers by suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Kukawa local government area,…

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“Power outage, deliberate move to destroy region”,Coalition of Northern Groups allege

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Collapsed grid

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has expressed its deep concern over the power outage that has paralysed large parts of Northern Nigeria over the past five days.  Recall that the blackout has thrown millions of households into darkness, crippled businesses, and worsened the already dire economic situation in the region. An issued statement yesterday, signed by CNG’s National Coordinator,  Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, said: We learnt too that the first other line has been faulty for months. Yet, no effort to fix it could have saved the current avoidable…

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’25 yrs after, Nigerians yet to enjoy dividends of democracy’ -Northern Groups

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The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has called for sober reflection on Nigerias democracy and democratisation process, as Nigeria marked 2024 Democracy Day and 25 years of unbroken democracy. The CNG, in an issued statement in Abuja yesterday by its National Coordinator, Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, stated that democracy, as it is being practised in Nigeria, has failed to provide its dividends to the people after two and a half decades of its practise. The pro-northern groups contended that despite the nations richness in natural and human resources, Nigerians continue to…

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2023: Insecurity/Hardship: Northern Coalition alleges plot to scuttle election

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The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has alleged plots by some powerful persons to scuttle the 2023 general election following the high rates of attacks on government facilities, fuel scarcity and the redesigning of the countrys currency. The CNG spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, while addressing newsmen yesterday in Abuja, said the ratification and vigorous pursuit of a regime of harsh economic and financial policies by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) less than a month to the election, is inflicting pains on the electorates and heating up the political atmosphere. He…

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Northern Groups threaten to retaliate killing of kinsmen in South-East

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The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), says it might resort to self-help regarding the killing of its kinsmen in the South-East region. In an issued press statement by the Spokesperson of CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the group vows to retaliate against the killing of Nigerians of northern extraction who are domiciled in the south-eastern part of the country. The group also accused the media of prejudice in reportage of the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), and Eastern Security Network, (ESN), noting that the killing of northerners had been…

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Fuel scarcity, plot to force Nigerians to accept subsidy removal ? CNG

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As scarcity worsens across nation, grounds economic activities The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has alleged that some persons created the lingering fuel scarcity to force Nigerians into accepting the failed fuel subsidy removal of the federal government. The Coalition also alleged that some influential people in the Presidency, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ministry of Petroleum Resources as well as some marketers, have been orchestrating chaos in a coordinated manner in the petroleum sector after they failed to remove fuel subsidy. In an issued statement signed by the…

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Godfatherism, intra-party rivalry destroying Nigerias democracy – CNG

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The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has warned that godfatherism and lack of internal democracy are among the challenges poisoning the countrys democratic process. The CNG, in an issued statement yesterday, in Abuja, by its Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, noted that the men who manipulate the nations political parties for their dubious political agenda had previously won elective offices, or controlled a group of office-holders who distributed positions, public contracts and other material benefits to their cronies. Suleiman, who was a guest speaker at the Benue State edition of Maitama Sule…

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