‘You’re political Burden’- Matawalle knocks Northern Elders over comments on Tinubu’s Presidency

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‘You’re political Burden’- Matawalle knocks Northern Elders over comments on Tinubu’s Presidency
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Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle has condemned the Northern Elders Forum for saying the North regrets voting for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration over its policies vowing the North will not make the same mistake again.

**Says They Do Not Speak for the Region, Have Refused to Accept Reality, Living in DelusionForum for saying the North regrets voting for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration over its policies vowing the North will not make the same mistake again.

“The 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’s personal and selfish gains.“The group is seeking to erode other people’s rights to be recognised or made relevant in the scheme of things despite the failure of their sponsored candidates in the 2023 general elections.

“This same group of people have intentionally shied away from their responsibility of engendering unity in the North by appreciating the incremental development being brought to the North by Ministers appointed by President Tinubu from the North, especially North West. “The majority of them are more interested in faulting the government to be recognised or accorded some relevance.

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