The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed deep concern over the prolonged power outage affecting the northern part of Nigeria. The group alleges that the Federal Government’s inaction is contributing to the region’s worsening economic woes. In a statement, ACF criticized the government for its lack of urgency in addressing the issue, which has led … Read more
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) commends President Bola Tinubu for directing NNPC to sell crude oil to local refiners in naira, urging affordable petroleum prices in return. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has praised President Bola Tinubu for directing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to sell crude oil to … Read more
Tinubu urged state governments to prioritize local communities areas Tinubu expressed his concerns during a meeting with the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He highlighted the neglect of grassroots areas and called on ACF leaders to engage with governors to address the urgent needs of local communities. EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
ACF has denied reports of backing Akpabio as Senate President. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has denied endorsing Godswill Akpabio for Senate Presidency following his endorsement by a Coalition of Northern Groups. This was made known in a statement on Sunday by a member of the ACF, Musa Saidu. EDITOR’S … Read more
ACF BoT Chairman, Malami is dead. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Board of Trustees (BoT, Ambassador Shehu Malami, died at the age of 85. It was gathered that Malami died on Monday night in Cairo, Egypt, where he lived after a brief illness. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Ramaphosa … Read more
Atiku will meet Northern Elders, ACF, others in Kaduna. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, will meet with the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and other Northern groups. According to a statement on Friday by Atiku’s media adviser, Paul Ibe, the former … Read more
ACF National Publicity Secretary is dead at age 65. The ACF’s scribe said, “It is with a heavy heart that I bring to your notice the passing away of our Publicity Secretary Chief Emmanuel Yawe. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Emmanuel Yawe, the National Publicity Secretary of the pan-Northern sociopolitical organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, has … Read more
Pan-Northern Socio-Political Organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare areas disturbed by bandits and insurgents a no-fly zone, as ordered to Zamfara. The President, following the kidnap and subsequent release of the 279 students of the Government Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata-Mafara Local Government Area by bandits, declared the … Read more
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said developments in Nigeria’s northern borders could aggravate the insecurity bedeviling the nation and further darken the cloud of apprehension that pervades it. The group, in a statement by its chairman, Audu Ogbe, on Friday, said it was concerned by the incursion of some questionable characters into the country … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG , 6th December, 2020 Former Secretary-General of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Anthony Sani, has revealed the South-East stands a better chance to win the presidency 2023 ticket He said this while reacting to the pressure by the Igbos to produce a president from the region. Sani, in a chat with the press, told the … Read more
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Wednesday implored the northern state and federal government to find an urgent and lasting solution to perennial insecurity that pervades the north. The forum made the call in a communique issued by it spokesman, Emmanuel Yahwe, after the first meeting of the newly elected national working committee (NWC) headed … Read more
The pan-northern socio-political organisation, the Arewa Consultative Forum, on Thursday, told government not to treat recent allegations by a former Central Bank of Nigeria Deputy Governor, Dr Obadia Mailafia, with levity. The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, mrt Emmanuel Yawe, said the allegation by Mailafia that a northern governor was a Boko Haram leader … Read more