ACF, NEF resolve to reclaim power in 2015

Say North williingly conceded power to the South in 2011
*Condemn Rivers crisis
By Luka Binniyat
KADUNA—AREWA Consultative Forum, ACF, and the Northern Elders Forum,
NEF, have unanimously resolved to ensure that power returned to the
Northern part of Nigeria in 2015.
The groups also said the North willingly conceded power to the southin
2011, to give the zone a feeling of belonging.
Briefing newsmen yesterday in Kaduna, spokesman of the groups, Prof.
Ango Abdullahi called on President Goodluck Jonathan to order an
immediate cessation of hostilities in Rivers State and stop using the
Nigeria Police to settle political disputes.
His words: ''The fact that we don't come out in shouting matches and
in abusive languages styles and so on sometimes gives the wrong
impression that we do not have deep rooted concern for ourselves
about 2015. This is not truth. The South Southis a tiny enclave of a
few people, perhaps not bigger than Kaduna state.
''The north is determined and is insistent that the leadership of the
country will rotate to it in 2015. And I am making that very clear to
you. On behalf of all of us, ACF in front because they have been the
oldest group and the Middle Belt Forum and our other groups that have
been very active andstrong. All of us are likely to have this very
tough and common agenda. Not that the north and power blind. No! it
will be argued on the rational agreement that are on ground
today."The north on the basis of one-man-one-vote can keep power
indefinitely in the present Nigeria state. If it is on the basis of
one man, one vote, the demography shows that the north can keep power
as long as it wants because it will always win elections
" If we didn't have eight years becauseof truncation, at least we have
six but they said no. But I don't want to go into how this no were
translated into yes. Because it must have been the fault of
northerners as far as I am concern.