Northern demand at confab, reasonable –Ango Abdullahi

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In this Interview with JOHN ALECHENU,    the   spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, speaks about the forum’s position on a number of issues at the National Conference

 A document being circulated by northern delegates at the National Conference contains so many demands. Some of which include calls for the scrapping of the amnesty programme, do you support this?

Obviously, it makes sense for government to provide protection for our land and sea resources from degradation and irresponsible oil exploration and exploitation by foreign companies. But when you look at the political intention of government trying to say that certain areas of the country should be treated in a special manner in contrast to other parts of the country that  have similar concerns and problems then it doesn’t make  sense.

Kano rally: Ango Abdullahi, Junaid blast President

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Some northern groups on Tuesday described President Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to Kano on Monday, as the height of insensitivity and callousness.

In separate telephone interviews with The PUNCH, spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, and Dr. Junaid Mohammed, a member of the National Conference, said the President had only demonstrated his disdain for human lives.

Abdullahi said this was not the first time when the President would continue with festivities during a national tragedy.