Tag: ACF

Budget-padding controversy: ACF knocks Senate for suspending Ningi

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Pan-northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), yesterday, condemned the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi over the alleged padding of the 2024 Budget to the tune of N3.7tn by the Senate. Ningi had, in an earlier interview, made the allegation that culminated in his three-month suspension for what the 10th Senate labelled an unfounded allegation. However, the pan-northern organisation noted with regret that rather than suspending the Senator representing Bauchi North, the red chamber should have allowed an independent investigation into the matter. The ACF, through its National Publicity Secretary,…

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“Go beyond issuing directives, demand results to end insecurity” – ACF to FG

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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) says the Federal Government should go beyond issuing directives to security agencies to end insecurity in the country. Recall that on Thursday, bandits abducted 287 students of LEA Primary and Government Secondary School, Kuriga in Chikun LGA of Kaduna State. The ACF, in a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, condemned the abduction of the schoolchildren and asked the Government to demand results from security agencies within a time frame. The Forum demanded “an instant deployment of new measures, including the Special Schools Security Scheme,…

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Kaduna school abduction planned’, ACF alleges

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… Condemns onslaught on education in North The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has alleged that the abduction of over 280 schoolchildren in Kaduna State by bandits looked planned in advance, adding that the incident was a discomfiting reality, given the enormous public resources being allocated to the security sector. Its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Muhammad-Baba, called on the Federal Government to go beyond perfunctory directives to the security forces to rescue the abducted students. Prof Baba, in a statement, explained that “ACF is gravely saddened and exasperated at the…

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Provocative Statement: ACF tackles Ohanaeze Ndigbo, IPOB for demanding apology from Gowon

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Apex Northern socio-cultural group, the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has expressed deep offense and pain over what it called highly provocative statements recently credited to the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Indigenous People of Biafra against former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd). The ACF said it took time to digest a statements credited to Mr. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, as well as the one from the IPOB calling on General Gowon, its Grand Patron, to tender apology for what the Forum referred as a nebulous “sin” against…

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ACF appeals reopening of Nigeria/Niger borders

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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has appealed to the federal government and members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to consider reopening the Nigerien and Nigerian borders to enhance economic activities between the two countries. A statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Muhammad Baba, lamented that the continued closure of the borders has affected many small-scale businesses between the two countries, such as food supply, medicine, petrol and electricity, among others. According to the statement, “Since July 2023, Nigeria and other ECOWAS member countries…

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Kaduna Bomb Attack:  ACF, NEF, JNl, calls for investigation

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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), and Jama’atul Nasiru Islam (JNI) have called for an immediate probe of the ‘inadvertent’ military drone attack that killed over 80 people in Tudun-Biri community, Afaka Ward, near Rigasa, in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna State, on Sunday evening, In separate press statements, both the three organisations expressed their sadness over the attack, which left many innocent civilians dead as well as several others with serious injuries. ACF, in a statement issued by its Secretary-General, Prof. Tukur Muhammad…

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‘Leadership, insecurity, poverty, others stalling Nigeria’s development’ – ACF

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The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has said leadership, insecurity, poverty, unemployment and marginalization among other challenges have been stalling Nigeria’s development. ACF Chairman, Gabriel Aduku, in an issued statement to commemorate the World Peace Day Celebration, noted that without peace, Nigeria cannot achieve any meaningful development. According to him, “The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely, failure of leadership. There is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian character. “There is nothing wrong with the Nigerian land or climate or water or air or anything else. The Nigerian problem is…

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“N5bn palliative, Grants to States shambolic, unscientific” – ACF Spokesman

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Spokesman of the northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, has criticized the N5 billion equal distribution of palliatives to States, citing population disparities and impact inefficiency. In an interview, Muhammad-Baba, a Professor of Sociology, described the N5 billion in palliatives and grant to the State governments as shambolic and unscientific. According to him, there is no reason to give the same amount to Lagos, Oyo, Kano, and Bayelsa States because their populations and statistics of eligible people differ. He noted that the Government is not working…

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Niger Coup: ACF calls for more dialogue, lifting of economic sanctions

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The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has called for the lifting of sanctions against Niger Republic by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), while commending Nigerian Senators for rejecting military action against the West African country. The ACF, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, sought more dialogue with the Niger military junta to prevent a further breakdown of talks following the expiration of the one-week deadline earlier given to the regime to restore democratic rule in the country. The statement…

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Coup: ACF cautions Tinubu against invading Niger Republic

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The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has cautioned President Bola Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), against ordering a military intervention in the Niger Republic. Recall that a general and former head of Niger’s presidential guard, Abdourahamane Tiani, overthrew democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum to declare himself as the new Head of State. President Tinubu, as the chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), had said the regional body would do everything in its power, including deploying force, to ensure that stability returns to Niger.…

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