Northern Elders Forum Nothing But One Man Riot Squad: Femi Adesina

The presidency has described the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) as a “one-man army” and accused its chairman, Ango Abdullahi, NEF of showing antipathy against President Muhammadu Buhari before the 2019 election.

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, said this while responding to a statement issued by NEF faulting Buhari over insecurity and poverty in the country.

“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.

“Before the 2019 presidential election, the one-man army called NEF had shown its antipathy against President Muhammadu 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.”