By Amos Tauna
Coalition of Northern Groups has reaffirmed its stand by the Kaduna Declaration while restating its commitment to the respect for Nigerian laws.
A press statement signed by its spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said, “It has come to the notice of this Coalition that some people have been sponsored and are holding press conferences around Kaduna in our name.
“Specifically, a certain group led by one Adamu Sambo and Auta was said to have told the media that they are part of our coalition and have withdrawn the Kaduna Declaration on our behalf.
“We state categorically that these people are never part of us and have not at any time been mandated to speak on our behalf.
“Our Coalition is coordinated by the only the signatories at the end of the Kaduna Declaration and we emphatically state that these two men are not among.
“We call on the media and the public to be wary of such impersonators and state that if anybody deals with them in our behalf, he does so at his own risk.
“The only reliable information regarding our coalition should only come from our spokesperson Abdul-Azeez Suleiman or our leader Shettima Yerima or Nastura Ashir Sharif.
“The public should note that we are not out to extort money from individuals, groups or government agencies the way these people are doing in the name of negotiation.
“Our coalition restates its commitment to lasting peace in our dear country, Nigeria which which forms the basis for our decision to open the doors for the Biafrans who have already carved out a new country for themselves.
“It is the enemies of the North and northerners that are sponsoring the spread of all sorts of lies through these greedy youth that impersonate us.
“We urge the media to be very professional by not taking anything from unconfirmed sources that has to do with our coalition and the Kaduna Declaration.
Doing so will only pave way for these impersonators to continue extorting people in our name.”
