{"id":104689,"date":"2023-05-08T00:25:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T23:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=104689"},"modified":"2023-05-08T00:25:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T23:25:43","slug":"akpabios-senate-presidency-will-spell-doom-for-the-north-acf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabios-senate-presidency-will-spell-doom-for-the-north-acf\/","title":{"rendered":"Akpabio\u2019s Senate Presidency Will Spell Doom For The North \u2013 ACF"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has dissociated itself from the endorsement of Sen. Godswill Akpabio for Senate Presidency by Coalition of Northern groups.<\/div>\n
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\nAlhaji Musa Saidu, a member of the ACF, said this in a statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Saidu, also the leader of the Arewa Community in Southern Nigeria, said endorsing Akpabio for the Senate Presidency would spell doom for Northern Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hereby dissociate ourselves from the endorsement of Sen. Godswill Akpabio for the Senate Presidency by a coalition of Northern groups.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Coalition is not speaking for the North, it is just speaking for itself. No true Northern group will want to endorse Akpabio for a sensitive position like that of Senate President because he is not friendly with the North.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are the people who know Akpabio, because we are resident in the South, we know those who are friendly with the Northern people and Akpabio is actually not one of them, \u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Saidu added that the coalition must have made the endorsement out of ignorance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to condemn the endorsement in its entity because it was done out of ignorance. It is also possible that the groups were given some inducement to endorse Akpabio. I want to say that the Northern people are not beggars that will be endorsing people who are not friendly with them because of inducement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Saidu said that the ACF would continue to fight against injustice in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy should the All Progressives Congress (APC) be bent on zoning the 10th Senate Presidency to the South, when we have competence hands in the the North.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe North-West gave the APC the largest votes in the Feb. 25 presidential election, why not consider somebody from the zone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s time for the party to reward the zone for the massive votes rather than start looking for somebody from the South as Senate President,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A Coalition of Northern groups had endorsed Akpabio for the Senate Presidency saying he was best suited for the position.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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