Northern Elders’ Forum Withdraw Their Support For Buhari Following Claims By Aisha Buhari

Date: 09-12-2018 9:46 am (5 years ago) | Author: Daniel Bosai
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The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, have stated their position on its preferred presidential candidate ahead of the forthcoming 2019 election.

The Convener of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, in a statement signed by himself and issued on Saturday in Kaduna, said the northern leaders have dumped their support for Buhari.

According to Abdullahi, the Northern Elders arrived at the decision to dump Buhari for another northern presidential candidate because of his failure to fulfil the basic conditions they handed to him in 2015 when they rejected the then President, Goodluck Jonathan and elected him.

The NEF leader also accused the President of bringing strange elements into government, thereby adding no value to governance and “we are vindicated on this score because his wife, Aisha, has confirmed that this week”.

Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha had on Tuesday said two powerful people are frustrating her husband’s effort in running the affairs of the country.

The statement by the Northern elders reads: “Two of the conditions we gave Buhari upon his assumption of office were that he should take concrete steps to address the abject poverty and underdevelopment in the North and he has woefully failed to marginally address any of them.

“Assuming that things are working in the North or in Nigeria as a whole, we would have taken a different position but everyone can see that things are not working under this government. Perhaps, as a prelude to where this government has taken this country, Buhari wasted six months before being able to set up his cabinet.

“And when he eventually formed the cabinet, he brought in persons who had not added any value to governance and his wife has vindicated us on this.

“As things stand today, we in the NEF do not believe that Nigeria’s cause will be helped by Buhari’s re-election in 2019. That is why we have decided to pick one of the other presidential candidates from the North for next year’s contest.

“It would be futile for anyone to blame anybody for the decision of the NEF against Buhari because his own wife has openly alluded to our position that some persons, who do not have the interest of Nigeria at heart, are running the Buhari administration without adding real value to the governance of Nigeria”.

Abdullahi, who served as former President Obasanjo’s Special Adviser on Food Security, pointed out that Buhari was the architect of his own misfortune, having repeatedly rebuffed all entreaties by northern leaders to meet with him and address the issues raised against him.

“Apart from his poor performance to the dissatisfaction of those who made him President, Buhari has deliberately rebuffed all attempts by the Northern Elders Forum to meet with him and discuss issues pertaining to the region and Nigeria.

“This is the reason we meticulous screened over 13 persons from the Nnorth and finally picked four out of the large number and our choice has also been endorsed by leaders of Southern Nigeria including Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere and Middle Belt leaders.

“We believe that there is no need for us to be talking to Buhari again about what he needs since that will not change anything. We have moved and our votes will not be based on sentiment of tribe or religion but strictly on performance.”


Posted: at 9-12-2018 09:46 AM (5 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- james987 at 9-12-2018 10:02 AM (5 years ago)
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Una welldone
Posted: at 9-12-2018 10:02 AM (5 years ago) | Hero
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- tegonwa at 9-12-2018 12:46 PM (5 years ago)
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Aisha Buhari Will Go Down In History As The Most Honest Woman In Nigeria.And She Is Very Beautiful Too.History Will Be Kind To Her.
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- olowoinlionsden at 9-12-2018 01:11 PM (5 years ago)
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"Yeye" dey  smell.  A piece of garbage from a Northern rhinosorus.   I know all they want is someone  that will be pumping our collective commonwealth into the bottomless Arewa  Pocket.  Pray,  how many years has Buharistayed in power compared to the total domination of our governance by the Northerners since our Independence.  To hell with Arewa Leaders,  Buhari will coast home come 2019 with or without them.  Stupid "sigidi " that is about to enter the market.
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- kp45 at 9-12-2018 01:54 PM (5 years ago)
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I read
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- tegonwa at 9-12-2018 04:19 PM (5 years ago)
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Quote from: olowoinlionsden on  9-12-2018 01:11 PM
"Yeye" dey  smell.  A piece of garbage from a Northern rhinosorus.   I know all they want is someone  that will be pumping our collective commonwealth into the bottomless Arewa  Pocket.  Pray,  how many years has Buharistayed in power compared to the total domination of our governance by the Northerners since our Independence.  To hell with Arewa Leaders,  Buhari will coast home come 2019 with or without them.  Stupid "sigidi " that is about to enter the market.
If You Are Gainfully Employed, You Won't Be Insulting Your Elders.I Pray U Tell Yourself The Bitter Truth.
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- dopygenius at 9-12-2018 05:45 PM (5 years ago)
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Quote from: olowoinlionsden on  9-12-2018 01:11 PM
"Yeye" dey  smell.  A piece of garbage from a Northern rhinosorus.   I know all they want is someone  that will be pumping our collective commonwealth into the bottomless Arewa  Pocket.  Pray,  how many years has Buharistayed in power compared to the total domination of our governance by the Northerners since our Independence.  To hell with Arewa Leaders,  Buhari will coast home come 2019 with or without them.  Stupid "sigidi " that is about to enter the market.
May thunder mixed with ogun fire and stoker mouth u are using to talk rubbish
People like will forever have to sense for the rest of ur life, idiot, ape, baboon, castrated element, poverty stricken bastarddddddddddddddddd
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- ohumekeke at 10-12-2018 04:18 AM (5 years ago)
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Does these two powerful elements include Jubril  of sudan
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- fineboy77 at 10-12-2018 11:39 AM (5 years ago)
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Quote from: tegonwa on  9-12-2018 12:46 PM
Aisha Buhari Will Go Down In History As The Most Honest Woman In Nigeria.And She Is Very Beautiful Too.History Will Be Kind To Her.
Initially,i thought that her statements are political,and that they are secretly working together,but as the years passed by and her stance remained same against her husband first and Jubril now,i started seeing her as an honest woman. All you said about her are correct,she could be the best first lady ever.

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