You Are Mere Irritants, Featherweight, NGRPresident Replies Northern Elders Forum | Sahara Reporters It is a quasi-organization that boasts of no credible membership, and its leader is akin to a General without troops. READ MORE:
The Presidency on Sunday described the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, as a mere irritant and featherweight group without credible membership.
The Presidency in a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, likened NEF to a General without troops.The Northern Elders Forum had earlier in a statement signed by its Convener, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, alleged that the insecurity in some northern states of the country was an indication that President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors of those states had lost control over the protection of the people which is a constitutional duty.
Reacting to the statement, the Presidency said, “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.
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