We’re Reaching Out To Ex-presidents From North – Shekarau-led Group

The League of Northern Democrats (LND) has intensified meetings with former presidents and heads of state from the North.

This comes as the group ⁠has fixed November 12 and 13 2024, as the dates to hold the Northern Nigerian Summit in Kaduna.

The group said the summit has two main objectives: to serve as a fulcrum around which to knit Northern unity, security and leadership, and, to proffer viable northern solutions to the existential challenges facing the northern region in three key areas – disunity, insecurity and poverty.

This was the outcome of a meeting of the group held in Abuja on Wednesday.

Recall that the LND was recently formed to find solutions to the security, social and economic challenges in the region.

However, a source in the group said its leaders have been reaching out to former heads of state from the region to support their mission.

This source told LEADERSHIP yesterday “We have commenced a visitation to all presidents heads of states from the North.”

However, according to the statement after their meeting, signed by its convener, Dr Umar Ardo, and its secretary, Hon. Emmanuel Jime,

“The League of Northern Democrats, a northern political movement, convened a special meeting chaired by Mal. Ibrahim Shekarau yesterday at the Yar’adua Centre, Abuja, where the following decisions were taken:-

“Structuring the LND’s leadership by the formal confirmation of Mal. Ibrahim Shekarau, former Governor of Kano State, as its substantive chairman and Hon. Emmanuel Jime, former Honorable Member House of Representatives from Benue State, as its substantive secretary;

⁠Constituting a standing Steering Committee and five Subcommittees as follows:-
i. Standing Steering Committee chaired by Sen. Ibrahim Ida (Wazirin Katsina).

“And the subcommittees created are also as follows:-

i. Contact and Mobilization, chaired by Dr. Ja’afar Bello Dambazau from Kano state;

ii. Programs Planning & Logistics, chaired by Alh. Danjuma Ibrahim from Sokoto state;

iii. Media & Publicity, chaired by Dr. Ladan Salihu from Bauchi state;

iv. Intelligence & Security, chaired by AVM Monday Morgan from Benue state; and

v. Events and Protocol, chaired by Amb. Mohammed Hassan from Borno state.

“As former DG of the FRCN, Dr. Ladan Salihu is also appointed as the Spokesman of the League;

4. ⁠Fixing of 12 and 13 November, 2024, as the dates to hold the Northern Nigerian Summit in Kaduna; and

“⁠Explaining that the approved summit has principally two main objectives. First is for it serve as a fulcrum around which to knit Northern unity, security and leadership. And second, to proffer viable northern solutions to the existential challenges facing the northern region in three key areas – disunity, insecurity and poverty!”