MONDAY 15TH, APRIL 2024

PRESS STATEMENT

PRESIDENT TINUBU'S APPOINTEES FROM THE NORTH MUST TAKE A STAND - MATAWALLE

Consequent to my position on the recent attack on the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR by a spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), it has come to my attention that Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed who once served as the Spokesperson of the group and currently a Special Adviser on Political Matters in the Presidency took to his page on it to express a different position.

According to Dr. Baba-Ahmed ,my stand against the unjust and spurious attack against the new administration of President Tinubu that is working very hard to reposition our country and economy for better as 'ill-advised'. He suggested I could have done a better job in my defence of the administration where I have the rare honour to serve as a Minister.

Dr. Baba-Ahmed's relationship and affinity with Northern Elders' Forum(NEF) is well-known. The fact now is that he is an appointee of the administration as Special Adviser and it is incumbent on him to work for the success of the government he is part of, protect and defend the government against unjust and vicious attacks from those who hide under ethnic and other primordial interests to heat up the polity for myopic reasons.

It is pertinent to state that every appointee of President Tinubu including Dr. Baba-Ahmed owe the government a copious duty to promote, elucidate and advance the good works and commendable efforts of the government across all sectors.

As appointees of the government from the North, we must all take a stand, be unequivocal and be counted in the roll of honours for our support and work for the success of the administration we are serving. This is not the time to keep quiet in the face of intimidation and misrepresentation of the efforts and achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. We must stand up to be counted for being on the part of government or take our exit.

H.E Bello Mohammed Matawalle MON
Minister of State for Defence

TIMELINE:
The Northern Elders Forum had earlier issued a statement of regret in voting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 General Elections.


Minister of Defence (State) replies; calls members of the Forum, paperweight politicians and stressed they do not speak for the North

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former Spokesperson to the NEF and currently, a Special Adviser on Political Matters to Vice President, Kassim Shettima.

Scathing criticism of NEF by junior minister of defence, Matawalle, is ill- advised. He could have done a better job for this admin if he identified contributions of especially northern ministers and other appointees like me to improving security and reducing poverty in the North

This is very impressive of HE Matawale. Nigerians of nothern extraction currently serving in the federal cabinet of FG must defend the services they rendered to the nation. I expect someone like Mallam Ribadu to speak up too because he has been doing a great job as the NSA.

It's a worthy challenge and it's only if you have nothing to show as proof of your service to the nation that you will keep silent when you are being challenged by NEF who belong to your constituency. It is not today that NEF attacks APC- led FG, they work for HE Atiku and constantly attacking PMB then too.

May God bless Nigeria for ever! Check my signature for free stuffs!

Dumbness at its finest

Speak up policy.

Baba Ahmed, the die-hard,cum garulous Northern forum spokesman, which has since been muted, because of small appointment in the office of VP.


If downtrodden could know, the ulterior motives of those claiming to be fighting for them.

Na by force?

fergie001:



TIMELINE:
The Northern Elders Forum had earlier issued a statement of regret in voting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 General Elections.


Minister of Defence (State) replies; calls members of the Forum, paperweight politicians and stressed they do not speak for the North

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former Spokesperson to the NEF and currently, a Special Adviser on Political Matters to Vice President, Kassim Shettima.

Na by force to speak, what is there to speak about?

Zombie republic, at least we know the actual voters are zombies and controlled by these elders.

Matawalle that was rejected by his people for poor performance is talking,because he was rewarded as minister even with his poor performance as Gov

North only shouts when a Northerner is not the president

They used the gimmick under Jonathan and kept mute throughout the destructive season of Buhari, now Tinubu is president they've found their voice, if Atiku has won they will have kept mum as usual and if Peter Obi a non-muslim has won their cry will have been way louder than it is now

Unfortunately, the divided south is a perfect enabling environment for a selective tantrum

Gradually mr matawale don dey sale him market in order to be the anointed candidate of PBAT and APC when it's northern turn.

That is the right thing to do but because of ethnicism and bigotry, they will not. Buhari destroyed the economy which they all knew and never spoke a word against it. We must stop patching up this country and let us go back to confederation. 1963 Constitution had been the best for this nation. I am very sure that after the repositioning of the economy and 8 years of southern president, another northerner will come there to draw us back again.

So na by force now!

A - Always

P - Pressing

C - Citizens

No peace of mind. With all the stress, misery and hardship inflicted on people, you ask them to support you. You beat pikin, you still dey slap am to shut up.

I have been wondering the sudden silence from the APC Northern appointees in this administration.

This guy needs to face his job as a minister instead of asslicking

I don't think the portfolio of minister for defence also includes being a political hatchetman or spokesman. He should show the north the strides the administration has made in battling the myriads of insecurity bedeviling the north.

I think his brinkmanship is a facade to mask his incompetence and redundancy. If he's doing his job well, I doubt if he'll have the time to engage in war is words with some groups.

In other words,Matawalle wants Baba-Ahmed to start eating more roasted corn so that he can covert to a glorified zombie for BAT😂😂

He knew something is going wrong, that's why he is steptical to say so.

North have never been backstabbed like this before in the history of 9ja, time will come and we'll definitely show you shege

AqualinaXYZ:



Certificate forger should speak up for himself

If dem arrest you now because of this Statement, una go dey cry foul?

Why do like deceiving ourselves most especially the youths of this country, everybody is feeling the burning heat of this government. In fact right now my wife's business has collapsed, after paying electricity bills from my monthly salary, the remnant is not even up to half of the salary. How do I survive with these Mr. Tinubu unfriendly policies?

Mitsurugi:
Na by force?

Yes, Naa by Force o!

I no dey put mouth for this kind matter.

THE NORTH and THE SOUTH WEST HAVE BEEN RULLING NIGERIA BOTH AS HEAD OF STATES, PRESIDENTS and VICE PRESIDENTS FOR OVER 54Years now.

Yet see how the country dey!

We are still struggling with administration till now.

So when are we going to start talking about developing?

Speak up to make up
"You can't fool all the people all the time"

Osunmoolowo:
Ok

You are advertising fraud on a public forum.

fergie001:



TIMELINE:
The Northern Elders Forum had earlier issued a statement of regret in voting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 General Elections.


Minister of Defence (State) replies; calls members of the Forum, paperweight politicians and stressed they do not speak for the North

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former Spokesperson to the NEF and currently, a Special Adviser on Political Matters to Vice President, Kassim Shettima.

Speaking up for Mr President make them look stupid and illiterate.

FreeStuffsNG:
This is very impressive of HE Matawale. Nigerians of nothern extraction currently serving in the federal cabinet of FG must defend the services they rendered to the nation. I expect someone like Mallam Ribadu to speak up too because he has been doing a great job as the NSA.

It's a worthy challenge and it's only if you have nothing to show as proof of your service to the nation that you will keep silent when you are being challenged by NEF who belong to your constituency. It is not today that NEF attacks APC- led FG, they work for HE Atiku and constantly attacking PMB then too.

May God bless Nigeria for ever! Check my signature for free stuffs!

Lol 😂
Yoruba Muslims are scampering for support...una go explain tire

Are they information minister ,or media aid

Government of praise singers

Valid.

When northern senators lied that Tinubu's budget was anti-north, not a single northern appointee defended Tinubu against the lie, including Matawalle.

When northern senators like Ali Ndume complained about some CBN departments moved to Lagos because his daughter and son inlaw were employed in CBN, no northern appointee defended the much needed move.

Even Datti-Ahmed who talked almost everyday has suddenly gone mute after his appointment as SA to the VP. We are only hearing his voice now to defend the north.

Double-faced appointees!