Insulting Northern Elders Might Affect Tinubu’s Political Fortunes

The minister had, in a statement titled, “Tinubu Presidency: Northern Elders Forum, a political burden to the North”, said that the forum does not speak for the region and described the Northern Elders as ‘paperweights and a burden.’ However, in a statement in Gusau on Sunday, Marafa said rather than negatively portraying the Northern elders, Matawalle should have listed the achievements, programmes, and policies, projects of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the North and the country as a whole in the first 10 months of the administration.

He argued that insulting the elders of the region that gave the highest number of votes to ensure victory for the Tinubu presidency, was counterproductive and a great disservice to the president, Marafa said what President Tinubu needs from his appointees is support, loyalty and hard work to actualise the Renewed Hope Agenda conceived to return the country to the path of progress and prosperity, not sycophancy and unguarded statements.

“They are worried and disturbed that the unfortunate statement by the Minister of State for Defence, if not addressed, could affect the president’s electoral fortunes in our region because it will be seen as if the minister spoke the mind of the president or the Presidency..

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