The chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has retracted his remarks about the 2027 presidency.
Mamman. According to ACF head Mike Osuman, the North will support a Northern presidential candidate in 2027.
Osuman’s comment was deemed a “unauthorised statement” by the ACF, which announced his suspension.
In a statement issued by the ACF, the Secretary General and Chairman of the ACF Board of Trustees, respectively, Alhaji Murtala Aliyu and Alhaji Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu,
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has taken notice of widely circulated remarks attributed to Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman, SAN, Chairman of the ACF National Executive Committee (NEC), made at the NEC meeting on Wednesday, November 2024, at ACF Headquarters in Kaduna.
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Mr. Osuman was specifically cited as stating that, come 2027, the North will support a Northern candidate for president.
“The NEC chairman made the remarks without seeking input from other ACF leaders or members, therefore they only represented Mr. Osuman’s personal viewpoint.
The entirety of Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman’s claims is rejected by ACF.
The ACF’s Board of Trustees (BOT) and NEC leadership have therefore chosen to suspend Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman effective immediately.
“For additional research, a committee has been established.”
