ACF Lifts Suspension On Chairman

The apex Northern socio-cultural organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has withdrawn the suspension hitherto placed on the chairman of the National Executive Council (NEC), Chief Mamman Mike Osuman, SAN.

It would be recalled that the chairman was suspended over a statement credited to him in which he was quoted to have said the forum would only support northern candidates in the 2027 general election.

A statement issued by the forum and signed by its secretary general Mal. Murtala Aliyu said the issue leading to the chairman’s suspension was resolved amicably following the intervention of the forum’s Unity and Peace Reconciliatory Committee.

The statement reads, “Sequel to the recent suspension of the chairman of the National Executive Council of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Chief Mamman Mike Osuman, SAN, OFR, by the leadership of ACF over an alleged unauthorised political statement not in consonance with ACF’s non-partisan position.

“That the ACF Unity, Peace and Reconciliation Committee, under the chairmanship of Dr Mahmoud Yayale Ahmed, CFR (Ajiyan Katagum) has intervened in the recent crisis. It had invited some stakeholders, including the chairman of the Board of Trustees and that of the National Executive Council, among others, and have had a family discussion on the unfortunate development.

“Consequently, the issue has been amicably resolved in the interest of the great people of Arewa and the suspension is hereby withdrawn”, the statement reads.