Northern Elders Forum Appoints New National Leader After Unongo's Resignation

Posted by Odinaka on Thu 18th Jan, 2018 - tori.ng

The Northern Elders Forum has appointed a new National Chairman following resignation of its former leader, Paul Unongo.

Sani Daura

The Northern Elders Forum has appointed Sani Daura as its interim National Chairman after its former leader, Paul Unongo, resigned.

The forum said it made the appointment after reviewing critical national developments, particularly tension around national security punctuated by killings in many communities in Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna, Zamfara and other parts of the country.

Unongo took over the elite forum’s leadership from the late elder statesman, Maitama Sule, last year. The forum said it reluctantly accepted the offer of Unongo to step aside to allow the emergence of a structured leadership which would prepare the forum to deal with many of the challenges facing the North.

The statement it’s spokesman, Ango Abdullahi reads, “The forum has approved that the Deputy Convener, Sani Zangon Daura, CON should assume responsibility for the interim leadership of the forum. Further reorganisation of the forum will be undertaken in the next few days.”

“The forum while bidding its Mr. Unonogo farewell, demanded that relevant authorities take more decisive steps to restore the security of lives and property of citizens, particularly in the North.

“The forum also condoles with families and persons that were affected by the spate of attacks on communities.

“We appeal to all communities to maintain vigilance over their relations with each other, and seek solutions that do not involve conflicts which in the end, leave all of us as losers.

“It is motivated, under the circumstances, to seek to re-assure all communities that it will defend and protect the interests of all northerners and it will not succumb to blackmail and mischief that will reduce it to a platform for only one type of northerner.”