From Okwe Obi, Abuja

Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has described as ‘worse’ the first few weeks of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. NEF stated that the administration has erred in embarking on major decisions before it even took its first faltering steps.

Its Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, in a statement yesterday, added that attempts by the new administration to correct mistakes has not been successful, and has and made worse by the barrage of plans and policies which would make life even more intolerable for Nigerians.

He said: “Most Nigerians do not need convincing that the country had been reduced to a very sorry state by the last administration, and sacrifices and informed policies and decisions will need to be made to make a transition to a more productive economy, more secure communities and a more united country.

“We believe that the administration has erred in embarking on major decisions before it even took its first faltering steps.

“Attempts to correct mistakes have not been very successful, and these have been made worse by the barrage of plans and policies being hinted at, which will make life even more intolerable for the Nigerian.

“Where efforts have been made to correct mistakes, they appeared too hastily decided and will, in the long term, do little to relieve the desperate challenges of daily living of Nigerians.

“On the whole, the first few weeks of President Tinubu will be recorded by history as the act of a leadership that made bad situations considerably worse, and fails to explain why.

“The Forum prefers to believe this is not the intention of the administration, but it shares the agony of the citizen whose life has taken a major turn for the worse in the last few weeks.”

Baba-Ahmed, advised Tinubu to consider taking some basic steps to improve the context in which it seeks to achieve short and long term goals.

According to him, the Tinubu administration to cultivate the culture of respect for citizens, humility of the leader and a willingness to build flexibility into policies as great virtues that should serve it and the country well.

“The administration must, at all cost, avoid considering its vision and plans of our future as a country as a done deal. A population convinced that its fate has been designed and sealed by an all-knowing leadership is very difficult to govern.

“We advise this administration to cultivate the values of respect for the citizen, humility of the leader and a willingness to build flexibility into policies as great virtues that should serve it and the country well.

“The Forum wishes to advise the administration to consider taking some basic steps to improve the context in which it seeks to achieve short and long term goals.

“The most important at this stage is to communicate with Nigerians in a manner that lets us understand why it has become necessary that we should go through major pains, including whether they are inevitable or avoidable.

“The citizen is entitled to know why it is now impossible for millions of families to feed; why his child may soon be out of school, and why his life has no timeline for recovery.

“Nigerians want to know how we got here, who and what was responsible for the prices we are paying for their actions, and what the administration plans to do to bring the past to book,” he said.

He, however, appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the new administration, with the believe that the formation of Tinubu’s cabinet would usher in good tidings.

He concluded: “We advise fellow citizens to be patient with the administration, and, at all cost, avoid illegal actions that will merely make our lives poorer and more insecure.”

https://sunnewsonline.com/northern-elders-hit-tinubu-hard/?amp

Hehehe.

Hypocrites,they just found their voices.

Buhari took Nigeria back 50years and they said nothing. They were all mute as agriculture was been grounded down by herders and bandit's under the previous administration.

8years of being silent while the country deteriorate and a sudden wake up from their slumber just 2months into a new administration tells you of their level of patriotism.

Let's continue to play the tribal politics in Nigeria. once our tribe's man is in power even if he is the worst, let's continue to endure because he is our own. We are not yet ready to see Nigeria work.

Pls Stop the Lamentations already! THIS is Just Genesis and you lots, who are experts in politics unlike the Igbos whom you, inconjuction with your cousins in the SW have been teaching Politics 101, are already crying.

Ironically, even your Student in Politics, the Igbos, who pays more for petrol, sits at home weekly and even planning a bi-weekly sit at home as we speak, and yet, have yet to complain or lament about the repercussions of your expert politicking.

Corrupt elders. Let Thiefnubuu Ole doles out Billions to them and see them turning to emergency praise-singers.

Buhari pro Max.

Na only apc members dey enjoy this country..

Imagine a world where buhari is better than tinubu. That's naija for you. I was hoping tinubu will do well as president but he's been a disaster.

See who is talking Datti of Labour Party's elder brother

Its Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, in a statement

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Inherited hardship from your son

Read through the write up and all I saw were elders trying hard to make a point but failing.

They want to blame Tinubu but they don't want to blame Tinubu....

TemplarLandry:

They should calm down.
#RenewedHope

Just calm down? Una no go insult them like you do to igbos?? You no go call them ipob or arewa and dedicate useless song for them.


Xterics of a c*ward

Pictures were circulating everywhere before election with the description that having Tinubu as the president will be from frying pan to fire, but yet some selfish b^stards ignored, they supported and voted for this clueless man.

Now look at where we are, the mess is too much everyday 😢

This non existing forums are what propagandist uses to stir up propaganda.
I'm pretty sure if subsidy were not removed, things would have been way better than it was under Buhari. The economy didn't record any negative growth since Tinubu resumed office.
Infact Tinubu has managed to contain the dangerous trend of constantly increasing the price of foot materials in the market.
That's a plus for me.

crossfm:
Hehehe.

Hypocrites,they just found their voices.

Buhari took Nigeria back 50years and they said nothing. They were all mute as agriculture was been grounded down by herders and bandit's under the previous administration.

8years of being silent while the country deteriorate and a sudden wake up from their slumber just 2months into a new administration tells you of their level of patriotism.

Let's continue to play the tribal politics in Nigeria. once our tribe's man is in power even if he is the worst, let's continue to endure because he is our own. We are not yet ready to see Nigeria work.

You also found your voice. Show us where you condemned Buhari in that last yrs he took Nigeria 50 years backwards. You were also silent and in support of Buharis 8yrs misrule. Kettle call pot black. All of you are same.

These are the people who went mute, blind and deaf during Buhari's government, suddenly they have woken up because it is not namu on power again

Karlman:

Pls Stop the Lamentations already! THIS is Just Genesis and you lots, who are experts in politics unlike the Igbos whom you, inconjuction with your cousins in the SW have been teaching Politics 101, are already crying.

Ironically, even your Student in Politics, the Igbos, who pays more for petrol, sits at home weekly and even planning a bi-weekly sit at home as we speak, and yet, have yet to complain or lament about the repercussions of your expert politicking.

You people are used to d hardship.
Wetin una wan use petrol do when supreme leader Ekpa declare sit-at-home

May this news favor me.

Shameless elders.... You should hide in shame.

Lol

Nice follow up wailing from the north ,IGR republic was protesting for palliative yesterday because of Hunger and osun because of fuel ,thank God it didn't start from SS or SE

Who rig the election to favour Tinubu? Mumu people

Be like northerners don join Ipob, because to the agbado mongrels, anyone that cry out is an ipob

By the way, I hope tinubu deploy his jagaban army headed by this ronu expert together with Asari dokubo private army to Niger as ecowas chairman 😂😇

Tinubu people will come and say these northern elders are ibo people
Na only ibo people dey buy fuel over 600 naira,na only ibo people dey trek to ikeja

crossfm:
Hehehe.

Hypocrites,they just found their voices.

Buhari took Nigeria back 50years and they said nothing. They were all mute as agriculture was been grounded down by herders and bandit's under the previous administration.

8years of being silent while the country deteriorate and a sudden wake up from their slumber just 2months into a new administration tells you of their level of patriotism.

Let's continue to play the tribal politics in Nigeria. once our tribe's man is in power even if he is the worst, let's continue to endure because he is our own. We are not yet ready to see Nigeria work.

Buharis government was criticized by the NDF a couple of times. Even this write up still reference past administration as the architect of the problems. It only said the hasty policies for reform are not having the intended affect but making things worse which for now is the truth. even though we wish for PBAT success （his success means Nigeria and Nigerians success） for now things are not easy.

So， keep your shout of hypocrisy back in your pocket.

He has blocked many areas they are seeing free money na. That group particularly didn't support tinubu from the beginning. They routed for Atiku and didn't hide it. Shameless people and groups with no source of living but always living large from government crumbs.
Same thing as MURIC. Very useless organisation that bring nothing to progress of a country. He was complaining sawoolu nominated majority of Christian for commissioner but never complained when, all senators from Lagos are from a particular religion. Shame!.

priceactionx:
He has blocked many areas they are seeing free money na. That group particularly didn't support tinubu from beginning. They routed for Atiku and didn't hide it. Shameless people and groups with no source of living but always living large from government crumbs.

If north didn't support Tinubu how did Tinubu become the president?
He lost two states in his native region. He didn't win any state in the South East.

Whalis:

If north didn't support Tinubu how did Tinubu become the president?
He lost two states in his native region. He didn't win any state in the South East.

You didn't add, he was rigged in , in rivers state.
But sentiments apart,

It was his allies machineries that helped him in the north especially the governors and some law makers.

In Nigeria, if you want to win presidential election, and leave minor glitches out of it, you need to win many states and get very close margin in where you loose.

That's the beauty of democracy. You loose some, you win many, and it has to spread all over regions regardless of your party affiliations. Failure to do that, will find it difficult win.

And remember he was being voted against in osun because of new opposition in the affairs of governance. You don't expect adeleke to work for him after what he went through.
Then in Lagos, that's the state he is hated most, and you know the reasons.

I believe that's part of why he is keeping elrufai and ganduje. Yes, he lost their states but the margin is slim.

And if he refuses to keep them, he will have problems there. They are agent of propaganda especially elrufai.

Shay na statistics northern elders forum go chop

U see dis shege?....e go reach us all

Phantom Forum that cant bail Northerners out of poverty

priceactionx:


You didn't add, he was rigged in , in rivers state.
But sentiments apart,

It was his allies machineries that helped him in the north especially the governors and some law makers.

In Nigeria, if you want to win presidential election, and leave minor glitches out of it, you need to win many states and get very close margin in where you loose.

That's the beauty of democracy. You loose some, you win many, and it has to spread all over regions regardless of your party affiliations. Failure to do that, will find it difficult win.

And remember he was being voted against in osun because of new opposition in the affairs of governance. You don't expect adeleke to work for him after what he went through.
Then in Lagos, that's the state he is hated most, and you know the reasons.

I believe that's part of why he is keeping elrufai and ganduje. Yes, he lost their states but the margin is slim.

And if he refuses to keep them, he will have problems there. They are agent of propaganda especially elrufai.

Quite unfortunate.

izombie:
Imagine a world where buhari is better than tinubu. That's naija for you. I was hoping tinubu will do well as president but he's been a disaster.

How can you compare someone's 8 Years with someone's few month and arrive at a reasonable conclusion? Hmmm?