The Northern Elders Forum, has
called on federal and state authorities to take more decisive steps to restore
the security of lives and property of citizens following the killings in Benue,
Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna, Zamfara and other parts of the country.
The Forum condoles with all
families and communities that have lost members and assets and enjoined security
agencies to take decisive steps to restore the security of lives and property
of citizens.
Spokesman of the Forum, Professor
Ango Abdullahi, in a press statement he personally signed explained that the
forum met to review critical national developments, particularly as they relate
to tensions around national security punctuated by killings in many parts of
the country.
The statement noted, “The Forum
condoles all the families and communities that have lost members and assets,
and demands the federal and state authorities to take more decisive steps to
restore the security of lives and property of citizens.
“The Forum calls on all leaders
to observe restraint and responsibility in the manner they exercise their
powers to shape opinion and determine the responses of the citizens.
“We appeal to all communities to
maintain vigilance over their relations with each other, and seek solutions
that do not involve conflicts which in the end, leave all of us as losers.
“The Forum will continue to seek
all opportunities and avenues to engage leaders, governments and all
stakeholders in the search for peace and security in the North and Nigeria.
“The Forum re-examined its basic
philosophy and record, and has been re-assured that it represents a strategic
asset for all northerners, irrespective of location, ethnicity or faith.
“It is motivated, under the
circumstances, to seek to re-assure all communities that it will defend and
protect the interests of all northerners and it will not succumb to blackmail
and mischief that will reduce it to a platform for only one type of northerner.
“The Forum reluctantly accepted
the offer of its Convener to step aside to allow the emergence of a structured
leadership which should prepare the Forum to deal with many of the challenges
facing the North.
“It took note of the sterling
contributions of Wantaregh Paul Unongo to the foundation and development of the
Northern Elders Forum along with its late grand founder, Danmasanin Kano Alhaji
Yusuf Maitama Sule.
“The Forum has been assured by
Wantaregh Paul Unongo of his life-time commitment to the goals and projects of
the Forum, and is grateful for the fatherly and statemanly status which he will
continue to place at the service of the Forum.
“The Forum has approved that the
Deputy Convener, Alhaji Sani Zangon Daura, CON should assume responsibility for
the interim leadership of the Forum. Further reorganization of the Forum will
be undertaken in the next few days.”
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