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Northern Elders re-state total support for Buhari, APC-government

February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 Aminu Imam

..Canvass for inclusion of Igbos in security management Northern elders have re-stated their unflinching support to President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, (APC)-led federal administration in the country. They have also appealed to Nigerians to be patient and believe in the Buhari government, saying the president was taking steps to addressing the current challenges especially insecurity confronting Nigeria. This came as they berated stakeholders in the region over what they described as their long silence in the face of unbearable criminal acts by herdsmen across the country thereby…

Eviction notices: ‘Cattle movement from North to South should be banned’, says Ganduje

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Aminu Imam

…Northern Elders urge all Nigerians to ‘exercise restraint� Amidst the eviction notice issued to Fulani herders in some southern states of the country, Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje says a law should be enacted which would place a ban on the movement of herdsmen and cattle from the North to the southern regions. Speaking to newsmen after a special lunch with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, Governor Ganduje argued that the law will also address the issue of cattle-rustling in the northern part of the country. The…

Northern Elders Decry Attack on Lawful, Patriotic Herdsmen

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has decried attacks on law-abiding herdsmen in some parts of Nigeria. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the forum urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the state governors to protect law-abiding herdsmen. It called for the arrest and prosecution of persons attacking herdsmen. It also advised the herders against reprisal attacks in order not to set the country on a dangerous path. The Forum said those threatening law-abiding Fulani communities in some parts of Nigeria, particularly in…

Northern elders make case for inclusion of S/East among Service Chiefs

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 Aminu Imam

Some Northern elders, under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development (CONEPD), have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to review his recent appointment of Service Chiefs for the country to include the South-East geo-political zone. The group made the call in a statement issued on Thursday by its National Coordinator, Zana Goni. While appealing for calm, the group said they would mount pressure on the President to include an Igbo person in the security architecture. The Northern elders also noted that it found that the Igbos…

Insecurity: North under siege, Elders cry out

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

…Say it�ll take over 100 years for region to recover Northern elders have alleged that the region is under siege by Boko Haram, bandits and kidnappers, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to device a new approach in restoring peace in the troubled area, as according to them, the situation has grounded all educational, economic and socio-political activities. Reiterating their position yesterday, under the auspices of ‘Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development’, the elders claimed that it would take the region over a hundred years to recover from destruction, killings…

�Reflect federal character principle in appointing new Service Chiefs� – Northern Elders tell Buhari

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Aminu Imam

Northern elders, under the auspices of �Coalition of North-East Elders for Peace and Development�, yesterday, have expressed their disappointment on the New Year-day broadcast of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement signed by its national coordinator, Engr. Zana Goni, the North-East elders noted that the continued retention of the service chiefs many years after expiration of their retirement date in service was not only unconstitutional but had also weakened the morale of military personnel and the front line troops. According to the social political group, they expected the President to…

#EndSARS: Northern elders disown Ango Abdullahi over statement against Igbo

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 Aminu Imam

Some northern elders have disowned Professor Ango Abdullahi, over his recent statement that many people from the Northern part of the country were killed in the South East during the #EndSARS protests. The elders, who strongly condemned the statement, asked Nigerians to ignore it, stating that it was a personal opinion of Abdullahi and not the general position of Northern elders as he erroneously portrayed. The Northern elders, operating under the aegis of �Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development�, in an issued statement, described the Professor�s statement as…

2023: Northern elders back Igbo for Presidency

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Aminu Imam

� Asks APC,PDP to zone tickets to South-East Ahead of the 2023 general elections, some northern elders have thrown their weights behind the clamour for an Igbo presidency, insisting that Nigeria�s 2023 presidency should rotate to the South-East zone and not to any other. The elders, operating under the aegis of �Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development�, in an issued statement by their National Coordinator, Engr. Zana Goni and the National Women Leader, Hajia Mario Bichi, insisted that the Igbos of South East extraction should produce the next president,…