Tag: Northern elders

Keyamos utterances: ‘APC govt. now short of excuses for its failure’ Northern Elders

Aminu Imam

Following the statements by the Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, that the security challenge rocking Nigeria is not peculiar to Nigeria, Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed its disappointment against such utterances, saying it is an indication that the government of All Progressive Congress (APC) is short of excuses for its failure. NEF also expressed anger over Keyamos utterances that parents should plead with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), who have been on strike for over five months to go back to class because…

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2023: Northern elders, Ohanaeze reject calls for interim govt, polls suspension

Aminu Imam

The Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), and Igbo socio-cultural and political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, have rejected the call for an interim national government and postponement of the 2023 elections as canvassed by elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, (SAN). Recall that based on the security situation in the country, which has raised tension, Babalola had proposed the setting up of an interim government and a shift of the general elections next year. However, reacting to the call yesterday, the northern elders did not only reject the proposal but also urged Nigerians to…

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Spate of Killings: Arewa elders accuse Northern govs. of not doing enough

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Says 800 victims abducted this year The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), yesterday, resolved to hold a summit to find lasting solutions to the spate of killings and kidnapping that have engulfed the region. Its spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, at a press briefing in Abuja, noted that so far, over 800 persons have been abducted this year. Suleiman noted that governors from the region, who, according to him, should champion the cause of securing the people, have failed. He added that the inability to secure the borders, forests and highways in…

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Worsening insecurity: Attack on NDA signifies collapse of intelligence network’ Northern Elders

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FG reject calls for self-defense, says Masari entitled to his opinion A group, under the auspices of the coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development, (CNEPD), has attributed yesterday morning’s attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy, (NDA), Kaduna, by bandits leaving two military officers dead and an officer abducted, to the failure of Nigerias intelligence network. Recall that the Nigerian Army confirmed the killing of two of its officers and the abduction of an NDA senior officer in Kaduna. The group, while reacting to the attack said the development…

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Worsening insecurity: “Take responsibility for securing the country”, Northern leaders urge Buhari

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Says President, governors should play their respective roles to end banditry President Buharis recent directive to the northern governors to end banditry has not resonated with some leaders in the region, on the grounds that such mandate amounted to the president shifting his constitutional responsibilities to the governors who have no control over security agencies. Recall that recently, Kebbi State governor, Atiku Bagudu, said that President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated the seven North-West governors,  including himself, to end banditry in the zone. Bagudu, who was addressing the Fulani stakeholders peace,…

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Insecurity: Iwuanyanwu calls for meeting between Igbo, Northern leaders

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Worried by the present worsening insecurity in the country, elder statesman and Chairman ofOhaneze NdigboCouncil of Elders, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has advocated for a meeting between the Igbo and Northern leaders. In a statement issued in Owerri yesterday, Iwuanyanwu advised the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo, under Prof. George Obiozor, to as a matter of urgency convoke a meeting with the view to finding out the solutions to the ugly security situation to avoid a reoccurrence of what happened in 1966. Chief Iwuanyanwu, who described the unfolding events in the country as…

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IPOB: Biafra also includes South-South Nnamdi Kanu replies Northern Elders

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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has responded to a statement by the Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), that the Nigerian government should allow the South-East to secede in order to avoid another civil war. Kanu, in a statement yesterday described the statement from the NEF as sensible but added that Biafra also includes the South-South. According to him, Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has said in other to prevent another civil war, the South-East should be allowed to secede if the movement is popular among the…

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Open-grazing ban: Northern elders declare position, call for national dialogue

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The Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), has declared support for the ban on open-grazing by governors of the southern States. Recall that bout 17 southern governors had held an emergency meeting in Asaba, Delta State to proffer solutions to increasing security issues in the country and there they announced the ban on open and called for restructuring. The NEF said that it supports any programmed transition that will eliminate open-grazing and the establishment of productive, safe and sustainable options in managing the countrys huge national asset in animal husbandry. In a…

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“Stop killing our people”, Northern elders warn Southerners

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The North has warned against the continued demonization, attacks and killings of northerners in southern parts of Nigeria. The warning was contained in a communique issued yesterday, after a two-day interactive session convened by the Northern Peoples Summit, which ended on Thursday in Kaduna. The communique was presented by the Chairman of the Communiqu Drafting Committee, Prof. Doknan Danjuma Sheni, to newsmen in Arewa House, Kaduna. Sheni said the North has demanded that the Federal and State governments must take strong measures to safeguard northerners living in southern part of…

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“Nigeria being set on fire under you” – Northern Elders to Buhari, Govs.

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…”Well act decisively to stop spread of ethnic, religious violence” Buhari The Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), has told President Muhammadu Buhari and the 36 States governors to act swiftly to arrest the deteriorating security situation in the country, adding that the country was being set on fire under their watch. The NEF stated this at the weekend, through its Spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, in a tweet. Baba-Ahmed, in the Twitter post, said Nigerians living in any part of the country must be protected by the government. He tweeted: Attacking innocent…

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