Tag: SIR AHMADU BELLO

60yrs After Sardauna: Northern leaders, groups decry governance decline

Aminu Imam
Northern leaders, groups decry

…Plans April convention to tackle insecurity, shape future Northern leaders and civic groups have raised alarm over what they describe as a steady decline in leadership quality, governance standards and social cohesion in Northern Nigeria, 60 years after the assassination of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto. The concerns were jointly expressed on Thursday in Kaduna by a coalition of Northern organisations, including the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Arewa House and several others, alongside a similar announcement on Friday in…

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Sardauna Memorial:  “We won’t stand aloof and see the North decay” – Al-Mustapha

Aminu Imam
Hamza al Mustapha reaffirms

Former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the Late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza al-Mustapha, (rtd), has reaffirmed their commitment to getting the North back on track, and to get it totally unified. Speaking to newsmen at the sidelines of an event  in memory of Sardauna Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of Northern Nigeria in Kaduna, the former CSO said it would be wrong for them to sit idly and watch the North decay. According to al-Mustapha, in order to bring back the North on the path of…

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Abducted Female Uni Students: Sir Ahmadu Bello Foundation calls for urgent rescue

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Federal University, Gusau Zamfara State

The Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation has strongly condemned the recent abduction of over 40 female students from the Federal University Gusau. This is contained in a statement by Engr. Abubakar Gambo Umar, Director General of the foundation, on Monday in Kaduna. The statement said the foundation considers the act to be ignoble, dastardly, and a gross violation of the sanctity of human life and the pursuit of education. It expressed its deepest sympathies and solidarity with the affected students, their families, and the entire university community during this challenging…

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