northern elders

When politicians of northern extraction gather to discuss matters of political representation, they do not beat about the bush. They hit the nail on the head. That was what they did on Saturday, February 10, when they met in Abuja and the subject matter was unabashedly 2019. The … Read more...

Northern elders have alleged that the late President Musa Yar’Adua and President Muhammadu Buhari were imposed on the region by external forces and interest. They, however, threatened to resist another attempt to impose another candidate, come 2019. This position was made when they met in Abuja...

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has written President Muhammadu Buhari, alleging marginalisation of the region through the instrumentality of the 2016 Budget. The forum, in the letter endorsed by elder statesman, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Sule, said in a 10-paragraph letter dated March 16, 2016...