Tag: Dr. Paul Unongo

Herdsmen crisis: “Deploy soldiers to protect Northerners in S/West”, Unongo tells Buhari

Aminu Imam

Ø  As Peace Corps begins campaign for peaceful resolution Second Republic Minister of Steel Development and convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Paul Unongo, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the deployment of soldiers to protect Northerners living in the SouthWest geo-political zone and other parts of the country so as to shield them from further attacks. The elder statesman, who stated this in a published interview, also urged President Buhari to utilise his presidency to focus more attention on the North, saying: “if the North does not…

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“Nigeria’s unity is sacrosanct, but we need a Sovereign National Conference” – Dr. Paul Unongo

Aminu Imam

By Aminu Imam  Nigeria’s Second Republic Minister of Power and Steel and also the former Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, Dr. Paul Unongo, has advocated for a sovereign national conference, if it is going to resolve the myriad of problems facing the country. Dr. Unongo, who is also Chairman, Governing Board of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, stated this during a LibertyTV discussion programme: “State of the Union” at the weekend. The erudite statesman and veteran politician, while comparing the state of the nation during his time in the past…

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