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The Northern Elders’ Council (NEC) on Wednesday
reaffirmed its support for the gallant and heroic members of
the Nigerian Security Agencies, in their conduct of the
ongoing war against insurgency in the country.
This was stated by the Secretary General of the council,
John Mankilik, while briefing
Journalists on the outcome of the joint meeting of the Board
of Trustees and National Working Committee of the Council
in Abuja.
According to him, Council pledged its support to ensure that
the insecurity in the northern part of the country will be a
thing of the past in no distant future.
“The Northern Elders Council (NEC) has expressed
satisfaction with and reaffirmed its support for the gallant
and heroic members of the armed forces and other security
agencies in the conduct of the war against insurgency in the
North East.
“It pledged its full support towards ensuring that the security
in the North East will be a thing of the past in no distant
future,’’ he said.
Mankilik further said the council congratulated President
Goodluck Jonathan and his Vice, Namadi Sambo, for
successfully piloting the affairs of the nation, saying that
their working relationship had been exemplary.
He said the meeting recognized the importance and
steadfastness of sustaining the historical and political
alliances between the people of the North, South-South and
South East.
He noted that such alliances had over time become the
bedrock of the nation’s national stability and continuity of
democratic processes.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Council and elder
statesman, Tanko Yakasai, said the council will soon
embark on the establishment of state chapters of the NEC
across the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT).
Yakasai stated this after the inaugural meeting of the Board
of Trustees (BoT) of the Council in Abuja on Wednesday.
The Board is being chaired by the former Inspector-General
of Police (IGP), Gambo Jimeta.
He said the council would also commence the process of
management, resolution and reconciliation in the Northern
part of the country in order to bring an end to ethnic and
religious problems.
“This is aimed at facilitating effective cohesion of all
sections of the North within the context of one united and
indivisible Nigeria,’’ he said
He dismissed insinuations that the Council was having
issues with certain individuals or groups in the North, saying
that the ‘‘NEC is not quarrelling with any individual, group or
organization.’’
Yakasai also said the clarification was necessary, to clear
the air of any insinuations from any quarter that the Council
was engaged in squabbles with some individuals or
organizations.
He further explained that unlike the Arewa Consultative
Forum (ACF), which was neither political nor partisan, ‘‘the
NEC is political but non-partisan.’’
The elder statesman maintained that “the Council
recognises the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) as the
umbrella organization for every Northerner.”
He said,”We don’t quarrel with anybody because of his or
her political opinion and we agreed, we decided to be
political, non-partisan because the Arewa Consultative
Forum (ACF) is made to be an organization that would not
delve into partisan and political matters.
“This Council is political but non-partisan, we don’t belong
to any political party but members of the Council are free to
belong to political parties of their choice.”
In his remarks, the Chairman of the BoT, Gambo Jimeta,
emphasised that the objectives of the organisation were like
any other, which was to ensure that peace, unity and
tranquillity prevail in Nigeria.
“The Elders Council out of which the Trustees are formed is
purely informed of the need at this time more than ever
before for everybody to identify himself with an honourable
course of search for peace and stability in our dear land,’’ he
said
He, therefore, appealed to all Nigerians to rally round the
Federal Government to ensure there was peace and
tranquilly throughout the country.
‘‘If we see what is happening in other parts of the world
today, it requires all hands on deck in Nigeria to ensure that
we live no room for unnecessary descent in quarrels and
squabbles and that we cooperate with the leadership of the
country to ensure that an equilibrium of peace and
tranquility pervades in our motherland.
‘‘Ours is a noble objective of supporting the status quo to
achieve the maximum possible for the establishment of
peace and tranquility in our motherland,’’ he said
reaffirmed its support for the gallant and heroic members of
the Nigerian Security Agencies, in their conduct of the
ongoing war against insurgency in the country.
This was stated by the Secretary General of the council,
John Mankilik, while briefing
Journalists on the outcome of the joint meeting of the Board
of Trustees and National Working Committee of the Council
in Abuja.
According to him, Council pledged its support to ensure that
the insecurity in the northern part of the country will be a
thing of the past in no distant future.
“The Northern Elders Council (NEC) has expressed
satisfaction with and reaffirmed its support for the gallant
and heroic members of the armed forces and other security
agencies in the conduct of the war against insurgency in the
North East.
“It pledged its full support towards ensuring that the security
in the North East will be a thing of the past in no distant
future,’’ he said.
Mankilik further said the council congratulated President
Goodluck Jonathan and his Vice, Namadi Sambo, for
successfully piloting the affairs of the nation, saying that
their working relationship had been exemplary.
He said the meeting recognized the importance and
steadfastness of sustaining the historical and political
alliances between the people of the North, South-South and
South East.
He noted that such alliances had over time become the
bedrock of the nation’s national stability and continuity of
democratic processes.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Council and elder
statesman, Tanko Yakasai, said the council will soon
embark on the establishment of state chapters of the NEC
across the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT).
Yakasai stated this after the inaugural meeting of the Board
of Trustees (BoT) of the Council in Abuja on Wednesday.
The Board is being chaired by the former Inspector-General
of Police (IGP), Gambo Jimeta.
He said the council would also commence the process of
management, resolution and reconciliation in the Northern
part of the country in order to bring an end to ethnic and
religious problems.
“This is aimed at facilitating effective cohesion of all
sections of the North within the context of one united and
indivisible Nigeria,’’ he said
He dismissed insinuations that the Council was having
issues with certain individuals or groups in the North, saying
that the ‘‘NEC is not quarrelling with any individual, group or
organization.’’
Yakasai also said the clarification was necessary, to clear
the air of any insinuations from any quarter that the Council
was engaged in squabbles with some individuals or
organizations.
He further explained that unlike the Arewa Consultative
Forum (ACF), which was neither political nor partisan, ‘‘the
NEC is political but non-partisan.’’
The elder statesman maintained that “the Council
recognises the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) as the
umbrella organization for every Northerner.”
He said,”We don’t quarrel with anybody because of his or
her political opinion and we agreed, we decided to be
political, non-partisan because the Arewa Consultative
Forum (ACF) is made to be an organization that would not
delve into partisan and political matters.
“This Council is political but non-partisan, we don’t belong
to any political party but members of the Council are free to
belong to political parties of their choice.”
In his remarks, the Chairman of the BoT, Gambo Jimeta,
emphasised that the objectives of the organisation were like
any other, which was to ensure that peace, unity and
tranquillity prevail in Nigeria.
“The Elders Council out of which the Trustees are formed is
purely informed of the need at this time more than ever
before for everybody to identify himself with an honourable
course of search for peace and stability in our dear land,’’ he
said
He, therefore, appealed to all Nigerians to rally round the
Federal Government to ensure there was peace and
tranquilly throughout the country.
‘‘If we see what is happening in other parts of the world
today, it requires all hands on deck in Nigeria to ensure that
we live no room for unnecessary descent in quarrels and
squabbles and that we cooperate with the leadership of the
country to ensure that an equilibrium of peace and
tranquility pervades in our motherland.
‘‘Ours is a noble objective of supporting the status quo to
achieve the maximum possible for the establishment of
peace and tranquility in our motherland,’’ he said
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