ACF honours ex-SDP presidential candidate with invitation to her Silver Jubilee celebrations
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By Chris Ochayi
The Arewa consultative Forum, has invited the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prince Adewale Adebayo to observe its Silver Jubilee celebrations scheduled for Thursday, 20th to Saturday, 22nd November 2025, at the Murtala Muhammed Square, Kaduna State.
The Chairman Board of Trustees, BoT,
Alhaji Bashir Mohammed Dalhatu (Waziri Dutse), had personally invited Prince Adebayo to witness the milestone event marking 25 years of the ACF’s dedication to unity, peace, and development across Northern Nigeria.
Dalhatu extended the invitation to Adebayo when he led his political team on courtesy call on the leadership of the Northern apex socio-cutural group in Abuja.
He said, “On behalf of the Arewa Consultative Forum, welcome to our office in Abuja. Your name has gone far and wide; your desire for nation-building is well known.
“I am amazed at how many points you’ve mentioned that I share completely.”
He added , “Nigeria needs people who think in a united manner. The ACF was established 25 years ago—a gathering of northern governors, emirs, chiefs, business people, and religious leaders—to identify, promote, and protect the social, cultural, and economic interests of the North within the context of Nigeria.
“We are first and foremost Nigerians, and then Northern Nigerians.
“It is very pleasing to receive people like you, so we can exchange ideas. Since we are not in active partisan politics, we use visits like this to discuss things disturbing our progress and hindering development in the North.
“The problems are clear: security, unemployment, multitudes of children on the streets. These problems are not peculiar to the North; they exist throughout the country.
“The ACF has always welcomed politicians. Those moments allow us to exchange ideas, see which politicians are concerned about tackling these problems, and share knowledge.
‘In two weeks, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the ACF in Kaduna, reaching out to all socio-cultural groupings to address Nigeria’s problems in a spirit of brotherhood.
“We view what affects one Nigerian as affecting all. No group alone can solve Nigeria’s problems. We need to cooperate with those who can assist the country.
“Prince, you are welcome. Our doors are open, and we will invite you to Kaduna again so that you can observe how we conduct our business.
“We are open, transparent, and want to consolidate brotherhood across Nigeria.”
