The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) rising from its National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday has sacked its Acting Chairman.
Less than one year in office as the duly elected Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Gabriel Aduku was Tuesday removed by the leadership of the Forum, but no reason was given for the removal.
But reacting to questions from newsmen, ACF Spokesman, Prof. Tukur Muhammad-Baba said, “No ACF Chairman was “elected” as such. A set of persons were selected and presented but were never inaugurated.
According to him, “The list was reviewed by ACF’s Leadership Selection Committee; it’s the final list that was now presented, approved by the joint Assembly & inaugurated.
“Whosoever that wasn’t inaugurated today simply didn’t make it in the final list as presented by the Leadership Selection Committee.
Aduku was replaced by the newly selected Chairman, Mr. Mamman Mike Osman (SAN).
A statement which was issued by the ACF Spokesman said, “A joint meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) and the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) met at Kaduna on Tuesday, 12th December, 2023, to discuss matters of interest to the organisation.
“Foremost before the meeting was the endorsement of new leadership for ACF, which was approved and inaugurated by the
Chairman, BOT, Alhaji Bashir Mohammed Dalhatu, Deputy Chairman, BOT, Senator Fred Orti, Vice Chairman, BOT, Amb. Ibrahim Mai Sule, Chairman, NEC, Mamman Mike Osman, Secretary General Alhaji Murtala Aliyu.
“The new Chairman, ACF’s NEC, Mr. Mamman M.Osuman, in his acceptance speech paid tribute to the founding members of ACF. The new NEC, he pledged, will reinvigorate a new ACF that will be different in outlook and impact as it seeks to contribute to national discourse on issues relevant to the Nigeria Project.
“The meeting also received a goodwill message from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. George Akume who also urged the ACF to provide the needed leadership for ushering a new Northern Nigeria in its bid to overcome the multi-faceted social and economic problems, as well as for unity”. The statement reads.
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