The Northern mouthpiece, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its national chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman over alleged unauthorised comments on the 2027 presidential election.
The ACF chairman had in the NEC meeting on Wednesday expressed support for the position of the League of Northern Democrats who vowed to bring out Northern candidates to wrest power from President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
However, in a letter of suspension read to newsmen yesterday by the Secretary General of ACF, Murtala Aliyu 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, ACF National Executive Committee (NEC), which were made during the meeting of the NEC, held on Wednesday, November, 2024, at ACF Headquarters, Kaduna.
“In particular, Mr. Osuman was quoted as saying that the North will back a northern candidate for the presidency, come 2027.The statements were made by the NEC Chairman without consulting or discussing with other leaders and members of the ACF and thus, reflected Mr. Osuman’s personal opinion only.
“ACF rejects Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman’s statements in their entirety. For this reason, the leadership of the ACF’s Board of Trustees (BOT) and that of its NEC has decided to place Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman on suspension with immediate effect.
“A Committee has been constituted for further investigations”.
