{"id":188622,"date":"2022-05-17T21:38:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T20:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=188622"},"modified":"2022-05-17T21:38:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T20:38:51","slug":"presidency-slams-northern-elders-over-secession-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/17\/presidency-slams-northern-elders-over-secession-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidency slams Northern Elders over secession comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The presidency slammed the Northern Elders Forum for\u00a0what it called \u201cdelusional arrogance\u201d over its call for some section of the country to secede.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement signed and released on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidency insisted\u00a0that only democratically elected leadership can take decisions that steer the nation, and no one else.<\/p>\n<p>The statement is titled \u2018Statement on the call by \u201cnorthern elders forum\u201d asking a section of the country to leave the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/17\/buhari-re-appoints-goni-as-conservator-general-of-the-federation\/\">federation<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It read in part, \u201cWe are aware of the latest statement from the so-called \u2018Northern Elders Forum\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to reassure Nigerians that it remains their democratically elected leadership which takes the decisions that steer our nation\u2013and no one else.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo self-appointed and unelected group can take this right from Nigerians \u2013 no matter how much coverage they might enjoy in the media. Nigerians listen to elected leaders, not opinionated tin-gods who have no traction with any responsible group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a delusional arrogance that would lead such a group to publicly state terms and conditions for the existence of our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho gave them the right to ask for the exclusion, or expulsion of any one, group or section of the country from the Federal Republic of Nigeria?\u201d Shehu further queried.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidency noted that the Nigerian government does not take guidance nor invitations from such groups\u2013only from the Nigerian people who put governments in office.<\/p>\n<p>It said while any group can refer to itself as \u201cleaders\u201d, the government will not recognize it as such \u201cif you have not been elected by Nigerians to a leadership role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement further noted that like many other countries around the world, Nigeria is feeling the strain of the current period of volatility and uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, \u201cNow is not the time to seek to exacerbate divisions amongst Nigerians. 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