FAAN, CBN relocation: North plotted against self, says activist Aisha Yesufu

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Social critic and human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has blamed the Arewa Consultative Forum’s (ACF) for shooting themselves in the leg over their protest against President Bola Tinubu’s approval for the relocation of the headquarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from Abuja to Lagos.

Specifically, she said the Northern part of the country plotted against itself by rooting for Tinubu to become President.

According to her post on her X handle on Monday, “The North plotted against itself.
Wanda bai ji bari ba yaji hoho.”

FAAN had confirmed that the Federal Government has decided to relocate its headquarters from Abuja to Lagos.

An internal memo signed by FAAN’s Managing Director, Olubunmi Kuku, stated that Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, directed that the agency’s headquarters be relocated from Abuja to Lagos.

However, a statement by the ACF’s national publicity secretary, Professor Muhammad Baba, described the move as a deliberate plot against the Northern region.

The Forum said the development was a disturbing pattern of antagonistic actions against the interests of the North and other parts of the country.