NEF advises Osinbajo to ignore mischief makers

…We support him as Acting President

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) on Thursday urged Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to ignore mischief makers seeking to pitch him against President Muhammadu Buhari and the Northern people, stressing that they were totally in support of him as the Acting President.

Speaking with newsmen, Deputy leader of the Forum, Paul Unongo appealed to Osinbajo to carry out his duty in line with the constitution.

Unongo says: “The Forum expresses its full support and encouragement behind Acting President Osinbajo and urges him to exercise responsibility, as he did in the past, with commitment, sensitivity and respect for the Constitution.

“We urge him to ignore mischief which seeks to pitch him against the President or the Nigerian people whose mandates they both exercise.”

NEF also commended the Buhari’s administration for decimating insurgency in the north east, as well as for fighting corruption.

“Buhari has confronted the issue that has been disturbing us by tackling the insurgency which had caused a lot of havoc in the region especially the three states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.

“We expect that the war against corruption will not suffer a setback, and current investigations and activities will not be stalled due to the absence of President Buhari.

“Like millions of Nigerians, the Northern Elders Forum prays for the return to full health of President Muhammadu Buhari,” he ended.