North suffered more under Buhari — Ango Abdullahi

TORI NG 

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the political will and competence to fix the country’s problems, especially in the Northern region.

The group berated the Buhari-led administration, saying that the North suffered more under his administration, in terms of terrorism, banditry and negligence of the North.

Convener of the Northern Elders Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi, stated this at the 10th anniversary of the Northern General Assembly, of NEF, held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Wednesday.

The NEF convener warned against any attempt to scuttle the conduct of a free, fair and credible election, adding that the North will stand by any presidential candidate that emerges as the winner.

He further cautioned against those saying that the North had no business in contesting for the presidential seat, explaining that the North had a 4-year deficit. Abdullahi emphasised that the North had “rubbed more backs,” of leaders from other regions of the country.

According to him “When we believed that General Muhammadu Buhari was a better candidate than President Jonathan, we campaigned for him and went to great lengths to have him elected in 2015. When it became obvious that President Buhari lacked the political will and competence to fix the problems of Nigeria and the worsening circumstances under which Northerners lived, we publicly campaigned against his administration’s ineptitude and lack of commitment to accountability.

“Yet we consistently demanded safety and continued welcome for other Nigerians who had made the North their home, and we will continue to do so. We followed national discourses and sentiments and noted how the Northerner was being held responsible and vilified for the shortcomings and failures of President Buhari…