Politics

NEF distances self from reports about Tinubu’s Govt

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2023 0

By Tom Okpe The Northern Elders Forum, (NEF) has distanced itself from media publications signed by the Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on the Tinubu-led administration. NEF in a statement by its Director General, Prof Doknan Sheni in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday

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Atiku hasn’t been fair to Northerners, we don’t know him – NEF

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2023 0

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has denied report that it endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. A member of the forum, Alhaji Seidu Baba, who addressed the press in Abuja on Saturday, said the former vice president cannot be their consensus candidate. According to him, the PDP candidate has not been […]

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Be more responsible with your comments – NEF fires Adebanjo

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2023 0

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has advised the leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, to be more responsible with his comments ahead of the general elections. Naija News reports that the NEF stated this in reaction to Adebanjo’s comment that if Nigerians do not elect the presidential candidate of the Labour […]

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Insecurity threatening Nigeria’s existence, unity – Northern Elders

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2021 0

Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has decried the high rate of insecurity in the country, describing it as a defining moment for Nigeria’s existence. In a statement by its Director of publicity, Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed, NEF said it has followed recent developments, events, and utterances from many quarters, which they say is disturbing. “It is […]

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Northerners have terrorism in their DNA – Kanu fires back at NEF

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2020 0

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has blasted the statement by Ango Abdullahi, Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, against the South East. Abdullahi had accused people of the South East of perpetrating the most violence against Northerners in other parts of the country. The NEF chairman had stated this […]

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Northern Elders Forum oppose constitution review

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2020 0

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has faulted moves by the Senate to review the 1999 Constitution (as amended). NEF accused the federal lawmakers of spending huge amount of money to fund the constitution review process since 1999 without any meaningful impact on the lives of the people. Daily Times gathered that while addressing journalists yesterday […]