The Presidency has launched a scathing attack on the
Northern Elders Forum (NEF), insisting that the organisation is a General
without a troop.
Recall that in a statement, on Sunday, signed by its
Chairman, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, NEF said that the insecurity in some northern
states of the country was an indication that President Muhammadu Buhari and the
governors of those states have lost control over the protection of the people
which is a constitutional duty.
But in a counter statement signed by Femi Adesina, the
President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, the Presidency said it was
not surprised by the latest statement by Prof. Abdullahi, insisting that its
past position on what the NEF represents remains unchanged: “a mere irritant
and featherweight.”
“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 said.
The Presidency recalled that before the last presidential
election, the organization, which it described as a one-man army, had “shown
its antipathy against President Buhari, and its preference for another
candidate. They all got beaten together.”
The Presidency in the statement said that Prof. Ango
Abdullahi-led NEF was merely waving a flag that is at half-mast.
It said that 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.”
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