Nigerian Presidency has reacted to the accusation to the Northern Elders Forum over its criticism over the increasing attacks in the Northern part of Nigeria by the bandits and Boko Haram.
The Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina reacted swiftly to the convener of the Northern Elders Forum led by an activist Ango Abdullahi who blamed President Muhammadu Buhari for his inability to tackle insecurity in the region.
Adesina in a statement on Sunday described Abdullahi as “a mere irritant” describing the group as a “one-man army” fueled by political interest and its hate for the country’s President.
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Abdullahi had said on Sunday that the constant attacks by bandits and Boko Haram insurgents are indications that Buhari’s administration “has failed woefully” in security lives an properties of the citizens.
However, in a reaction on Sunday, Adesina who seems to focus on the northern elders rather than his concerns said the Presidency continues to see the forum as nothing more than Abdullahi.
“We are not surprised by this latest statement by Prof. Abdullahi, and our past position on what his group represents remains unchanged: a mere irritant and featherweight,” he said.
“The former vice-chancellor signed the statement under the banner of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF). Hearing that title, you would think the body was a conglomeration of true elders.
But the truth is that NEF is just Ango Abdullahi, and Ango Abdullahi is NEF.
“It is a quasi-organization that boasts of no credible membership, and its leader is akin to a General without troops.”
Adesina argued that the “one-man army called NEF” has not hidden his disdain against President Buhari before the 2019 Presidential election.
“NEF is merely waving a flag that is at half-mast. President Buhari steadily and steadfastly focuses on the task of retooling Nigeria, and discerning Nigerians know the true state of the nation. They don’t need a paper tiger to tell them anything,” he said.
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