Tag: Northern elders

Nationwide Planned Protest: “Give Tinubu more time” – Northern, Southern elders appeal to youths

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Northern, Southern elders appeal

Certain concerned elders from the North and Southern parts of the country, under the aegis of Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN), have appealed to masterminds of the planned youths protest to shelve the plan. The faceless groups behind the nationwide protest operating under the hashtag: #EndBadGovernance, have fixed the action for August 1. But National Coordinator of the CNPDN, Ralpheal Okorie, in an issued statement yesterday, urged the youth to concede to the appeal of President Tinubu over the much anticipated nationwide protest. The leaders noted…

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“Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’ has turned to hopelessness” – Northern Elder

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Prof. Yusuf & Tinubu

A member of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Prof. Usman Yusuf, said the ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda of President Bola Tinubu has turned to hopelessness. Yusuf, a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), stated this during an interview on a television programme at the weekend. According to him, Tinubus government performance after one year in office does not encapsulate his Renewed Hope campaign mantra, saying rather than inject the Nigerian people with some hope capsules, the Tinubu administration has made Nigerians more hopeless in the last one…

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‘Reject any bid to site US, French bases in Nigeria’ – Northern Elders tells Tinubu

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Northern elders Tinubu

Northern elders has called on President Bola Tinubu-led administartion to resist all attempt to site the United States (US) and the French governments military bases from the Sahel to Nigeria. Speaking in an open letter to President Tinubu and the leadership of the 10th National Assembly, the Northern elders said the Federal Government should not succumb to such pressure. According to the letter, the American and French governments have allegedly been aggressively lobbying Nigeria, along with other Gulf of Guinea countries, to sign new defence pacts that would allow them…

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Northern elders condemn alleged moves to use EFCC as vendetta tool against perceived corrupt ex-Govs.

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Elders from the North have expressed dismay over alleged moves to revive charges against some former Governors of Northern extraction using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). The elders, who met in Kaduna at the weekend, stated their position while reading the communique of their 2 day meeting to newsmen yesterday.  Chairman of the Communique Drafting Committee,  Yusuf Abubakar, on behalf of the Northern Elders Progressive Forum and Northern Professionals, took exception to  a  recent newspapers publication, titled: EFCC revives 13 ex-govs N772bn fraud cases, saying: we think that…

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Sell crude oil to Dangote Refinery in Naira Elders Forum to Tinubu

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As the Dangote Refinery commences production, a northern group, the National Patriotic Elders Forum has advised President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, to ensure the sale of Nigerias crude oil to the refinery in Naira. In a statement issued to newsmen in Kano, the National President of the Forum, Dr. Bature Abdul-Aziz, said this would enhance the value of the Naira, as well as make the petroleum products of the company more affordable to Nigerians. Abdul-Aziz commended President Tinubu for ensuring the commencement of the refinerys production, pointing out that the sale…

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“Relocation of CBNs departments will weaken North, other regions” Northern Elders Forum

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The Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), has stated that the planned relocation of key Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) departments to Lagos will only serve to further strengthen the already dominant position of Lagos, while potentially weakening the significance and role of Abuja. Recall that the apex bank had announced its plan to transfer some of its departments to the nations commercial nerve centre, Lagos State. However, the Forum, in an issued statement, signed by its Director of Publicity and Advocacy/Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, asserted that the movement would involve increased costs,…

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Alleged Idoma Marginalisation: “Ogbehs call to sack SGF, Sen. Akume, totally unacceptable” Arewa elders

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Arewa elders, under the auspices of Arewa News Agenda, (ANA), have condemned alleged call by former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, to sack the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Senator George Akume, for allegedly marginalising Idoma ethnic group in Benue State in terms of ministerial appointment. The condemnation was made at the weekend by the Convener and ANA Chairman, Sen. Ahmad Abubakar MoAllahyidi, on the heels of Chief Ogbeh organising a media conference along with some stakeholders of Idoma extraction to express misgivings…

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Inciteful Comments: Arrest Peter Obi, Datti Ahmed – Northern Elders tell security forces

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The Coalition of Northern Elders has called for the arrest of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Peter Obi. The group, which rose in meeting on Tuesday, called on the Nigerian security operatives to be alive to their responsibility, maintained that nothing must stop the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu as the next Nigerian President on May 29, 2023. Accusing Obi and his Vice, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed of making inciting statements capable of disrupting the country’s democracy maintained that their…

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Insecurity: ‘Buharis delay to overhaul security architecture worrisome’ – Northern Elders

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…Insists on sack of NSA, Service Chiefs Some Northern elders have again expressed worry over the nations state of insecurity, saying they were highly disturbed that President Muhammadu Buhari has not taken pro-active steps to end the situation other than holding endless meetings with Security Chiefs in the Presidential Villa. The elders, operating under the aegis of the Coalition of North-East Elders for Peace and Development, reiterated their call for the sack of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), the Service Chiefs and holistic restructuring of the…

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Alleged Corruption: Northern elders to summon regions govs over worsening insecurity

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…Says region won’t vote along religious, tribal lines Worried by the height of insecurity, northern elders under the aegis of the Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG) have resolved to meet with governors from the region on how to end the menace. This was contained in a communiqu issued after a 2-day retreat in Bauchi State, and signed by its spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman. According to the CNG, the meeting will also investigate growing concerns over what they called rampant security, defence corruption running into trillions of Naira. The group added that…

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