Stop attack on Tinubu or lose in 2027 – North East elders warn Ndume

The Coalition of Northeast Elders Forum (CNEF) has warned Senator Ali Ndume to stop attacking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu or he would lose the elections in 2027.

According to them, Ndume’s 20 years in the National Assembly have not helped Borno state.

The elders advised Ndume to assist his brother from Borno, Vice President Kashim Shettima instead of speaking against Tinubu.

The Northeast elders who asked Ndume to render an account of his stewardship were angry at the Senator’s recent outburst about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, which they described as unnecessary.

The Coalition of North-East Elders Forum ( questioned the rationale behind such, when he is expected to support the President to tackle insecurity and other challenges caused by insurgents and bandits in Borno and the Northern region.

According to the elders, the lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District has, allegedly, not used his over twenty years in the National Assembly to change the bad situation.

“Senator Ndume did attack the administration of President Bola Tinubu, saying it’s run by kakistocrats—those deemed the least qualified and most unscrupulous citizens—and kleptocrats, who are merely in power to steal,” the elders alleged.

In reaction to the outburst, the group in a statement signed by the Coordinator, Alhaji Ali Ibrahim Sheriff, said what was “expected from Senator Ali Ndume now is to work closely with the President; Vice President, who is from same Borno with him and security agencies to address the unprovoked attacks by insurgents and bandits in the North.”

“As concerned elders from the Northeast geo-political zone, we wonder why during the days of President Buhari he chose to be silent amid heightened problems of insecurity; pervasive hunger, looting of public funds and bad governance.”