Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has dismissed the views of Katsina Elders’ Forum as not reflecting the position and wishes of the people of Northern Nigeria on the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
The minister was reacting to the recent threat by the Forum, who issued a warning to President Tinubu over the decision of his administration to relocate some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Lagos,
for effective operations, administration, and prudent resource management.
The issues raised by the Katsina Elders’ Forum include: The relocation of some departments of the CBN; the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport expansion project in Katsina.