Tag: Southern elders

Northern, Southern Elders disagree over new Constitution

Aminu Imam
Northern, Southern elders

Northern and Southern elders are divided over calls for a new Nigerian Constitution. The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Middle-Belt Forum (MBF) advocate for amending the current Constitution, while the Southern groups like PANDEF, Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and the Middle-Belt Forum advocate for drafting a new Constitution, arguing that the 1999 Constitution (as amended), imposed by the military, is flawed and hinders true federalism. They believe a new Constitution should address structural imbalances and ensure equity. On the other hand, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), in the North, prefers…

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Nationwide Planned Protest: “Give Tinubu more time” – Northern, Southern elders appeal to youths

Aminu Imam
Northern, Southern elders appeal

Certain concerned elders from the North and Southern parts of the country, under the aegis of Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN), have appealed to masterminds of the planned youths protest to shelve the plan. The faceless groups behind the nationwide protest operating under the hashtag: #EndBadGovernance, have fixed the action for August 1. But National Coordinator of the CNPDN, Ralpheal Okorie, in an issued statement yesterday, urged the youth to concede to the appeal of President Tinubu over the much anticipated nationwide protest. The leaders noted…

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