FRESH indications have emerged that powerful northern political forces are actively working to unseat President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election, with plans already in motion to rally opposition against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A source familiar with the developments told Saturday Sun that major northern political …
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THE Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has cautioned the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, against relocating some key departments from Abuja to Lagos State, stressing that such movement would lead to brain drain. NEF said such a movement would lead to a temporary disruption in CBN’s operations that could negatively impact …
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THE Northern Elders Forum has expressed condemnation for what it termed “devastating” and “heinous attacks” that took place in five communities in Plateau State on Sunday. The Forum characterized these attacks as the latest in a disturbing series of coordinated assaults, widespread killings, and mass displacements affecting the northern region. …
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The spokesman for the Northern Elders Forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, shares his thoughts with OLUWAFEMI JUWE about the high expectations of the North from President Bola Tinubu, among other things As one of the elders in the North, what’s your assessment of the state of the nation? In one word, expectant! …
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The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has listed three things that would happen to the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu for settling for a Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2023. Tinubu had settled for former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as his running mate. However, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the spokesman of …
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Northern based elder statesman, Professor Ango Abdullahi has called on political parties to forget zoning of presidency to a particular region, stressing that power shift arrangement is already dead and buried. This is just as he averred that those seeking to contest for the presidency should be allowed to do …
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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has disagreed with the Presidency that the opposition as well as Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, are to be blamed for the United States of America’s delay in delivering 12 Super Tucano jet fighters for the Nigerian Air Force to fight …
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