Tag: Northern politicians

“Northern politicians not ready for State Police beyond public statement” – Mahdi Shehu

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Mahdi Shehu

Public Affairs commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has said that while many Nigerians agree that creating State Police is necessary, he doubts whether Northern politicians are truly prepared to support it beyond public statements. He made the comments in a post shared on X on Friday, where he accused political leaders in the North of failing to invest in key sectors that could have prevented the security crîsis currently affêcting the region. According to him, “State police are more than desirable given the commitment of stakeholders. But I have my doubts if…

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Presidency: “Wait till 2031” – Akume to northern politicians

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Babachir accuses Tinubu

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), George Akume, has urged Northern Region politicians to wait until 2031 before running for president. Akume made the plea during his remarks at a two-day Interactive Season on Government-Citizen Engagement yesterday in Kaduna. The event, with the theme: “Assessing Electoral Promises: Fostering Government-citizens’ Engagement for National Unity”, was organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation. The SGF commended the Foundation for providing a platform where citizens and government officials could sit and explore ways to enhance governance, democracy, and development. He…

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“Northern stakeholders’ influence in fielding candidates undermining democracy” – Kwankwaso

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Kwankwaso on democracy

Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has accused some people, whom he described as ‘self-proclaimed northern stakeholders’, of meddling in the process of selection and fielding of candidates during presidential elections. Speaking in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation  (BBC) Hausa service, Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, alleged that the interference was undermining democracy and causing disunity among people, leading to electing incompetent candidates during elections. According to him, “This…

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Northern politicians ask Tinubu to reconsider tax reform Bills

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Northern politicians

Some northern politicians have advised President Bola Tinubu to respect the position of the National Economic Council on the controversial tax reform Bills. Recall that President Tinubu declared last Monday that the tax reforms had come to stay, ruling out the possibility of withdrawing them from the 10th National Assembly as the governors had demanded. However, Northern members of the 10th NASS, the League of Northern Democrats, (LND), and the Northern Elders’ Forum, (NEF), have expressed dismay with President’s insistence that there will be no reversal on the controversial tax…

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2027: Matawalle lambast Northerners plotting against Tinubu

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Matawalle Tinubu

…Calls them ‘unpatriotic’ Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has criticised what he describes as unpatriotic politicians in the northern region, allegedly plotting against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. Matawalle, formerly the governor of Zamfara State, who accused these politicians of lacking grassroots support and having an entitlement mentality, asserted that northern politicians with strong bases firmly support Tinubu. His remarks follow recent criticism from a former national vice-chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Salihu Lukman, who recently resigned from the ruling party.Lukman had…

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