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Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has expressed disappointment that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, led by President Bola Tinubu was more obsessed with unprecedented early campaigns, defections to its fold and other maneuvers for re-election in 2027, than addressing the security challenges and other existential problems confronting the nation.

In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Professor Muhammad-Baba, ACF lamented that public policy responses to the insecurity situation, especially in the northern part of the country, had remained ineffective, even as profligacy and reckless expenditures by public officials were in contrast to sacrifices by citizens.

ACF stated: “A most perverse illustration of reckless profligacy of public expenditure has been the revelation about insertions in the 2025 federal budget, for the provision of streetlights at a staggering and unimaginable costs of over N260 million each.

“That there has to date been no official denial of such crassly reckless and surreal insertions attests to the insensitivity of public officials and political representatives to the plight of ordinary Nigerians, whose living conditions continue to deteriorate all round.

“Going by precedent, such budgetary insertions are replicated in various ways at state level. As ACF observed a year ago, the existential challenges above are symptomatic of fundamental malaise in the political economy calling for urgent public policy attention.


“Delusional hubris and head-in-the-sand claims continue to characterise pronouncement by officials charged with responsibilities for security in contrast to cries of state governors on ground in locations. ‘’Such obsessions and claims only ignore or give blind eyes to possible mass disillusionment, despair, discontent, hopelessness and angst of the populace.

“That Nigerians continue to endure and could even celebrate occasions such as the Eid is a telling testament to their admirable resilience, which ought not to be taken for granted.’’

The forum also felicitated with the Muslim communities in Nigeria on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebration, describing it as solemn reminders of the need for humanity’s values of sacrifice, fellowship and devotion in appreciation of Almighty God’s benevolence.

It noted that the Eid-el-Kabir celebration came amid struggles under economic-cum-existential challenges, ranging from dire costs of living expenses, inflation, to rapid deterioration in the value of wages and salaries, among others.

ACF, however, praised Nigerians over their resilience, asserting that national challenges as enumerated by the forum, could be overcome by the entrenchment of the principles of good governance in public officials at local, state and federal levels.

helinues:
They should go to court

helinues:
They should go to court

They should explain when they see president Tinubu on the campaign trail

AMINDA:
Okay. Don't just come back to say that the North betrayed the Southwest when you see the voting margins against your Man Friday in the North. The North won't vote Tinubu in 2027 and they are not mincing words about it.

helinues:
Dey play. Sebi you are counting NC as part of your North

AMINDA:
No. The last time I checked, Northcentral has been annexed by the Southwest. Kindly state the Northcentral states that Tinubu can confidently win today, asides Kwara and maybe Kogi. Is it Niger, Nassarawa, Plateau or Benue? I hear some Yorubas now promising to handover the Presidency to the NC after Tinubu. They now promise everyone anything like a conjugal man about to ejaculate. You just don't have the capacity.

Unlike 2023, Tinubu has now been tested and found wanting. You can no longer sell him with the "He built lagos" propaganda or the "He has the ability to identify talents to work with" cliché. He was massive overrated.

AMINDA:
Okay. Don't just come back to say that the North betrayed the Southwest when you see the voting margins against your Man Friday in the North. The North won't vote Tinubu in 2027 and they are not mincing words about it.

AMINDA:
No. The last time I checked, Northcentral has been annexed by the Southwest. Kindly state the Northcentral states that Tinubu can confidently win today, asides Kwara and maybe Kogi. Is it Niger, Nassarawa, Plateau or Benue? I hear some Yorubas now promising to handover the Presidency to the NC after Tinubu. They now promise everyone anything like a conjugal man about to ejaculate. You just don't have the capacity.

Unlike 2023, Tinubu has now been tested and found wanting. You can no longer sell him with the "He built lagos" propaganda or the "He has the ability to identify talents to work with" cliché. He was massively overrated. Yes, muslim-muslim may no longer be a factor in 2027 but governance is an even more critical criteria and on that, he has failed to live up to the hype. Even Northern Christians that voted against him due to M-M ticket didn't openly say so, they used the cover of performance. They are feeling vindicated, not convinced.

AMINDA:
Okay. Don't just come back to say that the North betrayed the Southwest when you see the voting margins against your Man Friday in the North. The North won't vote Tinubu in 2027 and they are not mincing words about it.

helinues:
Dey play. Sebi you are counting NC as part of your North

Putindbutt:
Tell us apart from 2015 - 2023, tell us anytime in the past that NC voted same way as NW and NE?. NC are politically different from NE & NW. That's why they didn't vote for Buhari until Tinubu formed APC with him and brought the NC along.

Streetinvestor2:
How many state did he win in the last election in NC and with what margin

Streetinvestor2:
What they listed is not happening in NC.Your eyes will clear in 2027.The killings in Benue and pleatue is joke to SW president. What projects in the NC make we hear.The NC is even whr we will get another big vote for the coalition coming. This is why SW president is always worried when obi visits any of the state.
Go tell SW president that rigging will be resisted by Nigerians in 2027.Thr will never be another glitch

Putindbutt:
Security in NC is far better than in the last 8years. Even SE where Obi comes from, ipob attacks are becoming a thing of the past. Religious war votes will not work for Obi in 2027.

AMINDA:
Okay. Don't just come back to say that the North betrayed the Southwest when you see the voting margins against your Man Friday in the North. The North won't vote Tinubu in 2027 and they are not mincing words about it.

Chummynoni:
It is obvious tinubu doesn't care about the masses. The other day, he was busy watching the defection of a governor to his party, but play blind to the insecurity everywhere. Just 2 years into power, and they are more concerned in securing power for the next tenure. Except on internet , definitely the paid urcheeeens, I have not met anyone or heard anyone physically supporting this failure.

onatisi:
It is now the northern political class vs Tinubu in 2027. Let's wait and see who wins the day

favor914:
tinubu doesn’t care about u, just the same way your governor, senator, house of representative members, state house of assembly members, local government chairman & local government officials, don’t care about u also.

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