Baba-Ahmed’s Statement Advising Tinubu Personal View – Northern Elders

Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has dissociated itself from the statement titled, “Advise To The Tinubu Administration,” issued on its behalf on Monday, July 31, 2023, saying that the content of the statement was the personal view of its director of publicity, Dr Hakeem Baba Ahmed.

NEF in a statement signed by the director-general, Prof. Doknan DD Sheni, and made available to LEADERSHIP in Abuja, yesterday, titled, “Rejoinder Press Release By Dr Hakeem Baba Ahmed,” said the attention of the directorate of Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has been drawn to a publication credited to Dr Hakeem Baba Ahmed, director of publicity, titled: “Advise To The Tinubu Administration” dated 31st July, 2023.

The group continued, “We wish to state categorically that the write up and the contents were not the views of the directors of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and therefore does not represent the views of NEF on the administration.

“This was a personal opinion of Dr Hakeem Baba Ahmed. NEF has a procedure of approving such press releases.

“The acceptable position is that any such statements must first be subjected to scrutiny by the Directorate after which it would be forwarded to the Convener for ratification. 

This procedure was not followed in this case. Therefore, NEF hereby distances itself from this publication and all its ramifications,” the statement reads.