Nigeria: Northern, Southern Elders Forge Common Front to Address Poor Governance

The Northern Elders Forum and the Southern Elders Forum have decided to set up another group to be known as the Nigerian Elders Forum (NEF) to address challenges confronting the country.

Addressing journalists after a three and half hours closed door meeting on Saturday in Abuja, the spokesman of both groups, Banji Akintoye, said the forum when established will "find a way to meet, study situations, provide solutions and make sure that the decisions have impact on the lives of the people."

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