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Presidency Replies Ango Abdullahi, Calls Him Featherweight, General Without Troops

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Presidency Replies Ango Abdullahi, Calls Him Featherweight, General Without Troops
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The presidency has responded to a statement by the Northern Elders Forum ( NEF), which called the attention of the federal government to the worsening security situation in the Northern region of the country, describing it as “a mere irritant and featherweight.”

The statement read:

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“The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) in a statement Sunday signed by its so-called 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 have lost control over the protection of the people which is a constitutional duty.

“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.

“The former Vice Chancellor signed the statement under the banner of 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-organisation that boasts of no credible membership, and its leader is akin to a General without troops.

READ ALSO: Insecurity, Poverty: Buhari Has Failed Nigerians – Northern Elders Forum

“Before the 2019 presidential election, the one-man army called NEF had shown its antipathy against President Buhari, and its preference for another candidate. They all got beaten together.

“NEF is merely waving a flag that is at half-mast. 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.”

Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity).

Tags: Calls Him FeatherweightfeaturedFemi AdesinaGeneral Without Troopsmedia and publicityNorthern Elders Forum (NEF)Presidency Replies Ango AbdullahiProf. Ango AbdullahiSpecial Adviser to the President
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