AREWA DIVIDED OVER OBJ’S ENDORSEMENT OF ATIKU
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Joseph Omoniyi
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), a socio-political organisation of the North, have been divided over former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s declaration and endorsement of former Vice President and PDP’s presidential candidate for 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar.
According to a report by Nigerian Tribune, ACF reacted to its General Secretary, Mr. Anthony Sani’s description of Obasanjo as “suffering from a dearth of vision, conviction and consistency required of a statesman”.
The northern organisation has suddenly realised that it was not in the character of the forum to attack the views of former Nigerian leaders.
The National Publicity Secretary of ACF, Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim Biu reacting to the Sani’s statement said, “It is not in the character of the forum to attack the views of former Nigerian leaders.
‘It is not in the character of ACF to attack the views or opinion of the former president and elder statesmen of Chief Obasanjo’s status on national issues in such uncomplimentary manner.
“ Chief Obasanjo as an elder statesman is entitled to his opinion on all issues including democracy, as he had previously endorsed presidential candidates.’’
Biu said that the purported interview granted by Sani was his personal views.
“It is not in the character of ACF to attack the views or opinion of the former president and elder statesmen of Chief Obasanjo’s status on national issues in such uncomplimentary manner, Chief Obasanjo as an elder statesman is entitled to his opinion on all issues including democracy, as he had previously endorsed presidential candidates.
“ACF, therefore, dissociates itself from the contents of that interview granted by Mr Anthony Sani as it was not the position of ACF.
“The views expressed by Anthony Sani were his personal views as an individual. For the avoidance of doubt, all ACF official statements on any matter come through and from the National Publicity Secretary only”.
According to a report by Nigerian Tribune, ACF reacted to its General Secretary, Mr. Anthony Sani’s description of Obasanjo as “suffering from a dearth of vision, conviction and consistency required of a statesman”.
The northern organisation has suddenly realised that it was not in the character of the forum to attack the views of former Nigerian leaders.
The National Publicity Secretary of ACF, Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim Biu reacting to the Sani’s statement said, “It is not in the character of the forum to attack the views of former Nigerian leaders.
‘It is not in the character of ACF to attack the views or opinion of the former president and elder statesmen of Chief Obasanjo’s status on national issues in such uncomplimentary manner.
“ Chief Obasanjo as an elder statesman is entitled to his opinion on all issues including democracy, as he had previously endorsed presidential candidates.’’
Biu said that the purported interview granted by Sani was his personal views.
“It is not in the character of ACF to attack the views or opinion of the former president and elder statesmen of Chief Obasanjo’s status on national issues in such uncomplimentary manner, Chief Obasanjo as an elder statesman is entitled to his opinion on all issues including democracy, as he had previously endorsed presidential candidates.
“ACF, therefore, dissociates itself from the contents of that interview granted by Mr Anthony Sani as it was not the position of ACF.
“The views expressed by Anthony Sani were his personal views as an individual. For the avoidance of doubt, all ACF official statements on any matter come through and from the National Publicity Secretary only”.
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