ACF Questions Federal Government’s Claims of Calm in North East

By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna

The Northern sociocultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has warns politicians for starting 2027 election campaigns in the country saying hunger and economic struggles in Nigeria need attention first for 2027 elections.

The ACF Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman SAN said this during his opening remarks at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, urged leaders to tackle people’s needs before focusing on elections.

Mamman further explained that , “Individual utterances and media exposés relating to the upcoming 2027 elections are already hitting the airwaves.

“This momentum, in my humble view, should take the back burner while emphasis should be earnestly placed on governance that will truly address the biting needs of our people that are daily subjected to sufferings as a result of brigandage, terrorism, kidnapping, mass murders, hunger, and diseases,” he said.

“While genuine desires to serve are welcome, concerted efforts that prioritise the safety and well-being of Nigerians should be uppermost in the minds of our leaders. Notwithstanding our individual political allegiance to individual politicians, groups, or ideologies,

“I, humbly urge that we as ACF should, in practical terms, manifest and espouse ourselves as beacons of hope for our people by altruistically, openly, and courageously preaching truth to power in the manner done by the late Martin Luther King Junior, Indira Gandhi, and Nelson Mandela.”

The ACF also voiced anger over recent killings in the North. “Only recently, we were rudely astounded with the sad news of the resurgence of the debilitating terror attacks and loss of lives and property in Bokkos Plateau State.

The Northern Socio cultural group added that “the gruesome assassination of northerners in Uromi, Edo State, and the resurgence of Boko Haram in Borno State.

“The resurgence of these monstrous bloodthirsty psychopaths are issues of grave concern to us all in ACF,” Osuman said. He noted governors’ laments on TV about harm to citizens, questioning federal claims of calm in the North East after floods hit Maiduguri too.