The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has issued a terse warning to its southern counterparts, saying the north will no longer tolerate violence against northerners in the southern region of the country, Eko Hot Blog reports. Ango Abdullahi, NEF chairman, was speaking during a town hall meeting in Port Harcourt, where he and some of the … Read more
Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari should tender his resignation and give room for a more savvy individual to steer the ship of Nigeria’s fortunes. The group said the President has failed in his primary responsibility as chief security officer and as the Commander in Chief. The was disclosed by the … Read more
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over the security challenges in the country. NEF’s spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, who stated this on Wednesday while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, argued that President Buhari has failed as the Commander-in-Chief and should therefore resign. “We are exercising our democratic … Read more
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called on Nigerians to oppose the proposed constitution review by the country’s upper legislative body, the senate, as previous recommendations on constitution review that the lawmakers could focus on. The NEF made the call in a statement issued on Sunday by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, director, publicity and advocacy, NEF. On … Read more
The presidency on Sunday said the critism of President Muhammadu Buhari by the Northern Elders Forum led by Ango Abdullahi is fuelled by resent towards the president. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said this in reaction to the castigation of the president by the forum. The group had described Buhari as a failure over his inability … Read more
A sociopolitical group in the north, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has alleged that some state governments are playing politics with COVID-19 and turning the pandemic to a cash cow through which funds are being milked from the federal government. The group levelled the Allegation in a statement on Thursday by the group’s chairman, Ango Abdullahi. … Read more