From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has distanced self from widely spread news accredited to the forum that it regrets voting for president Bola Tinubu.
The Forum, in a statement signed by its Deputy Director General II, Salisu Mohammed, stated that it has never assessed the performance of the present administration as it is till early.
The statement in parts,”the attention of NEF has been drawn to a statement credited to the Forum by media – that the North regrets voting for President Bola Tinubu. NEF wishes to distance itself from the statement as it did not emanate from the Forum as it is the opinion of the person in his personal capacity and not that of
NEF.
Thus, the statement credited to NEF does not reflect the position of the Forum as it has never sat and assessed performance or non-performance of Tinubu administration.
Similarly, NEF has never discussed, in any time, the politics of 2027 nor has it deliberated on who to support or not to support on such issues.
The NEF considers it too early to be engaged in such distractions when NEF, like most Nigerians, are demanding good governance and dividends of democracy.
NEF, for now prefers to, focus on advocating for what improves the northern region and Nigeria as a whole.
In conclusion, the NEF charges leaders to always verify and authenticate information and treat issues within their specific contexts before making public pronouncement.”