Breaking: Arewa Consultative Forum suspends leader over 2027 presidency comment

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its Chairman.

Mamman Mike Osuman was suspended on Thursday after his remarks stating  that the North would back a northern president against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.

The ACF criticised the suspended Chairman’s comments, noting that they were made without consultation and did not reflect the forum’s position.

In a statement jointly signed by the ACF Board of Trustees Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu, and the Secretary-General, Alhaji Murtala Aliyu, the forum said: “The attention of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has been drawn to widely reported statements credited to Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman, SAN, OFR, Chairman of the ACF National Executive Committee (NEC), made during the NEC meeting held on Wednesday, November 2024, at the ACF Headquarters in Kaduna.

“In particular, Mr. Osuman was quoted as saying that the North will back a northern candidate for the presidency in 2027.”

The forum clarified that the statements were made by Mr. Osuman without consulting or discussing with other leaders and members of the ACF. They stressed that his remarks represented his personal opinion and not the collective view of the forum.

“ACF rejects Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman’s statements in their entirety.

For this reason, the leadership of the ACF Board of Trustees (BOT) and its National Executive Committee (NEC) has decided to place Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman on suspension with immediate effect. A committee has been constituted to investigate the matter further,” the statement concluded.