Aliyu Calls For Merger Of ACF, NEF

Niger State Governor and Chairman of the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has advocated the merger of both the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), both socio-political organizations with membership drawn from the northern part of the country.

Aliyu said in Minna the Niger state capital on Tuesday when he received ‘The Road map for Peace Unity and Development of Northern Nigeria’ prepared by the Arewa Consultative Forum that the merger of the two bodies will give the north the opportunity to speak with one voice on all issues.

While conceding the fact that all the people of the north cannot be in the organization to emerge after the merger, the governor said: “We will know why some people will refuse to join the umbrella body and leave them with their decisions”.

The governor noted that ACF had been on the ground far longer than the NEF, as such the ‘ACF should swallow the NEF, noting that he had discussed the idea with the leadership of the NEF in a recent meeting.