Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has blasted the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) for faulting the present administration, describing the group as a political burden to northerners which doesn\u2019t represent the region.<\/p>\n
Reacting to an interview where Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, spokesman of the forum, said the north regretted voting President Bola Tinubu, Matawalle said the group is naive.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy attention has been drawn to the threats issued by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which is \u2018reprehensible and naive\u2019. It is preposterous for a group of people seeking political relevance to overburden the system and create political disunity among Nigerians.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe so-called NEF is more or less a political paperweight trying to embark on a destructive journey that will bring the North to disrepute for the group\u2019s personal and selfish gains.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis NEF is more of a political burden to Northerners. The group is seeking to erode other people\u2019s rights in order to be recognised or made relevant in the scheme of things despite the failure of their sponsored candidates in the 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn as much as many have overlooked them in respect of their utterances, it is pertinent to underscore their overbearing attitude on issues that affect political unity and cohesion. They cannot offer any positive idea or thought about the future of Northern Nigeria or, indeed, of Nigeria and its unity and togetherness.\u201d<\/p>\n
He maintained that the NEF doesn\u2019t have the power to challenge Tinubu\u2019s victory at the 2027.<\/p>\n
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has blasted the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) for faulting the present administration, describing the group as a political burden to northerners which…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n