The Arewa Consultative Forum has hit back at statements made by former President of the country, Goodluck Jonathan in which he said Northern leaders and other factors were to blame for his 2015 defeat
Jonathan made these statements in his book, “My Transition Hours”, but the ACF said the former head of state should take responsibility for his loss
In a statement issued to the press on Wednesday, the National Publicity Secretary of ACF, Muhammad Ibrahim Biu, reacted to the statements made in the yet to be released book
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The ACF’s statement accused Jonathan of contesting for Presidency even against the zoning arrangements of his party which had ceded the election to the North
The statement read in part: “Therefore, his assertions that Northern leaders and Sociopolitical groups in the North worked against his presidency is rather odd, considering the circumstances at that time.
“Yet he won the Presidency in 2011 and the ruling party also secured 25% in some states of the North in the 2015 presidential elections. It may interest you to know that his party has since admitted the oversight in the party’s 2015 winning game plan.
“This clearly means that leaders should always honour their words with deeds if they want to earn the respect of their followers, the statement maintained.”