ACF removes Aduku as chairman

From:Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has removed its chairman, Gabriel Aduku after a joint meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT), National Executive Council (NEC) held in Kaduna yesterday replacing him with Mamman Mike Osman.
A statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, of the Forum, Professor Tukur Muhammad Baba, stated that Mamman Mike Osman has been elected as the new chairman.
“The decision was reached after 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.
The statement disclosed that” the ACF Chairman was never “elected” as such. A set of persons were selected and presented but were never inaugurated.
“The list was reviewed by ACF’s Leadership Selection Committee; it’s the final list that was now presented, approved by the joint Assembly and inaugurated, it declared.
“There is a little change in the leadership of the forum. Foremost, before the meeting the endorsement of new leadership for ACF.
“Thus, the following were inaugurated Chairman, BOT, Alhaji Bashir Mohammed Dalhatu, Deputy Chairman, BOT, Senator Fred Orti, Vice Chairman, BOT Amb. Ibrahim Mai Sule, Turkish Bade Chairman, NEC Mamman Mike Osman, Secretary General Alhaji Murtala Aliyu, Matawalen Gombe
“The new Chairman, ACF’s NE Mamman M.Osuman, in his acceptance speech paid tribute to the founding members of ACF.
“The new NEC Chairman, pledged, to 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
It would be recalled that Arewa Youth Vanguard (AYV), had cautioned the Arewa ACF. to not fall victim to the antics of the outgoing governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello in his alleged plot to tarnish the peace of the group.
In a statement signed by the National Leader and General Secretary, Alh. Abdulsamad Babayo, and Kazayat Aminu, say that their attention has been drawn to the plots of Alhaji Yahaya to cause division to the group.
This comes after an attempt to remove the newly instated chairman, Arc. Gabriel Aduku from his office due to some grievances in the past.