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Hakeem Baba-Ahmed

January 16, 2022

2023: NEF clamours for northern president, says he must be better than Buhari

“If you must be a Northerner who’s better than all the candidates; for us, that’s the bottom line.”

NEF Chair Ango Abdullahi, Muhammadu Buhari and NEF Spokesperson Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
November 30, 2021

Northern elders seek clarification over designation of bandits as terrorists

The Northern Elders Forum said it was cauting against profiling and targeting all Fulani as terrorists.

Bandits and Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
September 22, 2021

Power can’t remain in North in 2023: Hon. Shina Peller

Mr Peller said he disagreed with NEF’s position on grounds that equity, fairness and equality must not be cast off in the quest for power.

Hon. Shina Peller
September 21, 2021

Southerners can’t force VAT, president on northerners: Gov. Sule

Governor Abdullahi Sule says northerners will resist southerners’ attempt to force VAT collection by states and 2023 presidency on them.

September 20, 2021

We have population to dominate Nigeria for decades: Northern Elders’ Forum

The North has the population to dominate Nigeria for decades, says the Northern Elders Forum, amid calls that the 2023 presidency should be zoned to the South.

NEF Chair Ango Abdullahi, Muhammadu Buhari and NEF Spokesperson Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
July 27, 2021

Buhari regime would have completely destroyed Nigeria by 2023: Northern Elders’ Forum

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the spokesman for the Northern Elders Forum, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime would have completely “wrecked” Nigeria by 2023.

July 7, 2021

Southern governors demanding 2023 presidency in a wrong way: NEF

Northern Elders Forum has accused southern governors of demanding, in a wrong way, the mandate to produce Nigeria’s president in 2023.

Southern Governors and Hakeem Baba-Ahmed