ACF To Tinubu: You Are Insensitive To North’s Sufferings; Your Policies Lack Human Face

The Tinubu’s administration policies lack human face and very insensitive to the plight of Northerners, according to the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF.

The ACF disclosed this in a communique released to journalists after its National Executive Council, FEC, meeting in Kaduna on Wednesday, urging the government to promptly address the  problem of insecurity, hunger and out-of-school-children, for which the region is most affected.

The forum in the communique signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof Tukur Muhammad-Baba said the administration should re-assess its reforms policies with the aim of aligning them with the current needs of Nigerians.

It however urge northern leaders to unite and speak against government policies that can hinder the progress of the region, saying the “interests of the North will be best served by northerners.”

According to the northern social/political organisation, the conditions of the region has further nosedived under the Tinubu’s administration, it cites the areas of health, education, food security amongst others where they region is seriously lagging behind.

Rather than address these problems, ACF said the current “Federal Government have continued to make matters much worse” has made things worse for the region.

The communiqué in part:  “Despite the dire economic conditions in Arewa, the policies of the current Federal Government have continued to worsen the situation, showing little sensitivity to the precarious existential challenges faced by the Arewa people.

“Succinctly stated, economic reforms, while indeed desirable, should not impoverish the same people they are meant to serve; the people may not be alive to reap the putative benefits.

“In view of the above, the meeting resolved as follows: calls on the Federal Government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to review, reassess, reevaluate and re-order the direction of its economic policies with a view to giving it the needed human face.

“Strongly calls on the governors of the northern states to adopt a strong, coordinated approach to policy planning and implementation, as these relate to security, education, skills acquisition, agricultural production, health services, etc.

“Calls on the Federal Government to be receptive to criticisms, suggestions, etc., not only in line with the principles of democracy but also because they improve, not retard the policy process for the ultimate benefit of the people.

“Calls on the northern elite, in all spheres of life, to take it upon themselves to counter negative narratives about the North and also imbibe the spirit of community service, individually and collectively. The interests of the North will be best served by northerners.”

The ACF’s position is coming barely  a few days after Musa Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano state and New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP leader accused the Tinubu’s administration of forcing the north to servitude under ‘Lagos’ which he said is trying to ‘colonise’ the region.