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ACF suspends chairman Osuman over 2027 election comment

By Saxone Akhaine, Kaduna
21 November 2024   |   6:57 pm
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its National Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman, over an unauthorised statement on the 2027 elections. The Chairman of ACF Board Trustees (BoT), Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu, and National Secretary, Murtala Aliyu, announced his suspension in a statement on Thursday. Osuman was quoted as saying that the North will back a…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its National Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman, over an unauthorised statement on the 2027 elections.

The Chairman of ACF Board Trustees (BoT), Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu, and National Secretary, Murtala Aliyu, announced his suspension in a statement on Thursday.

Osuman was quoted as saying that the North will back a Northern candidate for the presidency come 2027.

They” said he made the statements “without consulting or discussing with other leaders and members of the ACF and thus, reflected Mr. Osuman’s personal opinion only.”

He stressed that ACF rejected Osuman’s statements and suspended him with immediate effect.

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