Tag: Middle-Belt Forum

Peaceful Hardship Protest “Tinubu should’ve commended rather than tackled NLC” – Middle-Belt Forum

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The Middle-Belt Forum (MBF) has said that President Bola Tinubu should have commended the   Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) rather than tackle the labour body for organising a peace protest across the country. Recall that during the commissioning of the Lagos red line train on Thursday, the President faulted the NLC for carrying out a protest on Tuesday, which the labour body tagged: ‘Protest against hardship’. Tinubu had condemned the protest and even told the labour union to maintain peace and meet him in 2027.  National Publicity Secretary of MBF, Dr.…

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Plateau: “Terrorists have sent notification letter of impending attack to community” – Middle-Belt Forum

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A group of terrorists terrorising local towns in Plateau State, have reportedly written a letter informing inhabitants of Pushit village, in Mangu local government area, that they will invade the community today, Friday. According to the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Middle-Belt Forum, Stanley Kavwam, insurgents have sent a letter of an impending attack to a community in Plateau State. Speaking during an interview during a television programme yesterday,  Kavwam said the terrorists are planning to launch the attack on Pushit community in Mangu LGA on Friday, December 29.…

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Niger Coup: “Guard against deliberate interference in sovereign nation affairs” – MBF tells Tinubu

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Following the end of the 7-day ultimatum to the military junta to release President Mohamed Bazoum to the junta in the Republic of Niger by the Economic Community of Western African States, (ECOWAS), under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, the Middle-Belt Forum (MBF) has asked Tinubu to guard against deliberate interference in the affairs of a sovereign nation. A press statement issued yesterday, signed by Dr. Isuwa Dogo, the National Publicity Secretary of the socio-cultural organisation, noted that understanding the dynamics and intricate relationship between Niger Republic and Nigerian…

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Middle-Belt leaders, stakeholders back Lalong for SGF, write Tinubu

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The Renewed Middle Belt Forum (RMBF) has endorsed Plateau Governor, Simon Lalong as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) in the incoming administration. In a letter dated May 22 and co-signed by its President Bala Mohammed and Secretary-General, Dr. Abu James Abu, the group said the stakeholders and leaders from the zone unanimously backed the Plateau Governor for the job. The RMBF said they came to this conclusion after a thorough analysis of all the eminently qualified sons and daughters of the Middle Belt and their impact on…

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“You failed; left Nigeria worse in seven and half years”, MBF chides Buhari

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The Middle-Belt Forum, (MBF), has tackled President Muhammadu Buhari for claiming that he has done his best for Nigerians in the last seven and half years insisting that his administration has failed completely and left Nigerians worse off. The National President of MBF, Dr. Bitrus Pogu, who yesterday was reacting to a statement by the President in Washington DC, through his spokesman, Garba Shehu, that he has done his best for Nigerians, insisted that the claim by the President was nothing but image laundering in foreign land. According to Dr.…

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Self Defense Call: “Zamfara govt’s directive means we’ve no govt in Nigeria anymore” – MBF laments

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The Middle-Belt Forum, (MBF), has said the recent directive by the Zamfara State Government to the people of the State to get arms to defend themselves is an indication that Nigerians have no government anymore. The National President of MBF, Dr. Bitrus Pogu, who made the assertion yesterday, in Makurdi, said the directive was a precursor to what would happen in other parts of the country since Nigeria had fallen apart and the people were left with no other choice but to resort to self-help. He said: “The directive by…

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2023 Presidency: “Reject Northern aspirants”, Southern, Middle-Belt leaders tell APC, PDP delegates

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The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum, (SMBLF), has condemned the schemes by the two major political parties in the country, the All Progressives Congress, (APC), and the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to foist a northern president on the nation, calling on delegates to their national conventions to be sure to vote for only southern presidential aspirants. The forum, under the leadership of Pa Edwin Clark, met in Abuja on Thursday to deliberate on the state of the nation, particularly the worsening insecurity, the 2023 General Elections; and what they…

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Northern Killings: “Defend yourselves; Buhari has lost capacity to secure lives” – M/Belt Forum urges Nigerians

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Worried by the renewed spate of killings across the North, especially the region, the Middle Belt Forum, (MBF), has called on its people to use whatever is available to defend themselves against bloodthirsty invaders. The MBF National President, Dr. Pogu Bitrus, lamented, in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, that the refusal of the government to deal with perpetrators of these recurring killings reveals its complicity in the gale of bloodshed shredding the Middle-Belt region. The Forum noted that their call become imperative because they have lost faith in…

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Insecurity: Arewa, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, MBF set agenda for Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has been challenged to go beyond “mere rhetoric” and muster the political will to end the unending insecurity and immediately restore peace and prosperity across the country. The pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Middle-Belt Forum, (MBF), the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere and the Arewa Consultative Forum were among groups and individuals who, yesterday, advised the APC-led Federal Government on what to do to bring about peace as the New Year kicks off. Specifically, the MBF decried the plight of people of the Middle-Belt, who it said…

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“Insecurity worsening, may consume nation”, Sultan, ACF, Clark, Gumi, CAN, Ohaneze, M/Belt Forum, others warn

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Prominent leaders from various socio-cultural, religious, ethnic, political and other groups have raised the alarm over worsening insecurity, warning that if prompt action is not taken urgently, the situation might snowball into full anarchy that might consume the entire country. The warning came yesterday, during the inclusive security dialogue retreat in Abuja, meant to re-awaken the consciousness of the Federal Government and all stakeholders on the need to take actions to end the unending insecurity situation. Present at the meeting was the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo; Sultan of Sokoto, His…

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