Middle Belt Forum Postpones Conference

The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has postponed its December stakeholders conference earlier slated for December 10–12, 2025 in Akwanga, Nasarawa State.

MBF spokesman Luka Binniyat in a statement yesterday said the conference which was designed to provide a strategic platform for charting a stronger and more unified future for the Middle Belt region would hold on a new date.

The forum reaffirmed commitment to engage with leaders, communities and partners across the Middle Belt to consolidate unity, stability and a coordinated agenda for the region’s future.

“The conference was designed to provide a strategic platform for charting a stronger and more unified future for the Middle Belt—a region comprising the autochthonous ethnic nationalities of the former northern region who did not belong to the Sokoto or Borno Caliphates prior to colonial rule. These include indigenous communities from Southern Kebbi, Southern Borno, Southern Bauchi and Southern Kaduna, as well as the peoples of Gombe, Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau, Taraba, Niger States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“In a formal notice signed by the chairman of the Central Organising Committee, Barrister Dan Ejembi issued on behalf of the MBF president, Dr. Pogu Bitrus, the forum said that the postponement became necessary due to unforeseen developments that require attention before the gathering can proceed.

“Any inconveniences caused by this unfortunate development are deeply regretted,” the statement read, noting that a new date would be communicated to stakeholders in due course.