Influential Northern groups, Arewa Consultative Forum and the Northern Elders’ Forum have reiterated their earlier stand that power must return to the north in 2015.
The groups were joined by four other groups in making the demand, they include; the Arewa Reawakening Forum, Arewa Research and Development Project, Northern Union and the Code Group, Punch reports.
The demand was made at a news conference in Kaduna, where the groups asked President Goodluck Jonathan to respect the alleged existing agreement made in 2011 that the Presidency would return to the north in 2015, saying the agreement must be strictly followed.
Speaking on behalf of the groups, former special Adviser on Food Security to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, warned that if political parties to the pact failed to adhere to field northern candidates, the North would take advantage of its numerical strength to ensure that power returned to the region in 2015.
It will be recalled that the North had reportedly resolved to adopt the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as its consensus candidate for 2015 as reports had earlier stated that the election of Buhari as the presidential candidate of the APC had changed the political calculations in Northern Nigeria.
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Posted: at 28-12-2014 05:50 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
oloche1984 at 28-12-2014 07:55 PM (9 years ago) (m)
Tafawa Balewa (north) 1960-64, Gowon (north) 1965-1975, M. Muhammed (north) 1975, Shehu Shagari (north) 1979-1983, Buhari (north) 1983-85, Babangida (north) 1985-93, Abacha (north) 1993-98, Abdulsalami (north) 1998-99, Yaradua 2007-2009, what an injustice, Nigerians are grown up now, vote credibility not on party or geo political basis. Jonathan may have some lapses but GMB is not the better alternative.
Posted: at 28-12-2014 07:55 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Oloche u re on point, they feel they re d owners of dis country dat is y dey make all dis lacksense comment bcos dia avenues of stealing our. Money has been blocked so dey re looking 4 who will open d way 4 dem 2 continue stealing and running our country into depts. Ur plans will never work again dis time anything thing u idiots try 2 do, u will be met with double of retaliation. We don wise up ooo
Posted: at 28-12-2014 08:08 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
jessicas22 at 28-12-2014 09:46 PM (9 years ago) (m)
ALJAZEERA NEWS (NORTHERN ELDERS) IF YOU LIKE READ IT AS NEWS OR SING IT AS NATIONAL ANTHEM. GOODLUCK JONATHAN IS THE MAN FOR 2015. NO ONE IS SCARED OF THE WORD NORTHERN ELDERS ANY MORE. WAIT UNTIL WE HERE FROM WESTERN AND EASTERN ELDERS TOO.
Posted: at 28-12-2014 09:46 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie