Tag: Prof. Ango Abdullahi

“Buhari meant well, but was politically ill-equipped” – Ango Abdullahi

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Ango Abdullahi on PMB

…Says North lacks credible leaders today Former Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University and Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF),  Professor Ango Abdullahi, has raised serious concerns about the future of northern Nigeria, warning that the region currently lacks credible leadership following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari and other prominent figures. Speaking in a published interview, Abdullahi described Buhari as a “political accident”, whose military and civilian administrations both suffered due to his failure to surround himself with competent and honest advisors. He argued that despite Buhari’s personal…

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Hardship Protest:”Tinubus speech didnt show concern on rising banditry” Northern Elders Forum

Aminu Imam
NEF on Tinubu's speech

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed its dismay that President Bola Tinubus speech on the #EndBadGovernance protest did not touch the issue of banditry, which the group said has caused more deaths and destruction in the northern regions of the country. The NEFs spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, who stated this in a statement yesterday, said armed banditry is causing severe humanitarian crises in the regions that the presidents speech should have noted to demonstrate his political will to address the problem. Recall that President Tinubu, on Sunday, addressed Nigerians after…

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