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Daily Rendezvous The president of the Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) and Secretary General of Association of West African Monarchs (AWAM), Comrade Eliot Afiyo, has received with sadness  the passing away of an Elder stateswoman, Chief Fibi Nancy Nadah the sad event which happened on the 13th of November, 2022. Comrade Elliot made the remarks in a statement he made available to this medium, over the weekend. Comrade Afiyo said, "Mama is a wonderful person and kind humane being that has touched our lives in many ways. "Although I am saddened by the news the passing on of Chief Fibi Nadah, I am also consoled in the fact that she has lived a fulfilled and impactful life worthy of emulation and celebration." Comrade Afiyo Elliot said, "Chief Fibi Nancy Nadah's death is sad and painful especially that she has been a blessing to her generation, her community, the Numan federation and the entire Adamawa state. "But we can not miss the point that he...

Daily Rendezvous  - Obasanjo's Comment on Atiku was Quoted Out of Context - Osinbanjo Was APC's Preferred Aspirant Until RCCG Interfered Comrade Elliot Afiyo is the National President of the Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF), unarguably the most politically influential Youth Group in Nigeria. NYLF was formed in 1994 by northern political, military, and traditional leaders. The Forum is the umbrella body for 42 groups and is considered the Political Wing of the Northern Oligarchy and Kaduna Mafia. The Forum has been actively playing major roles in the emergence of Presidents since 1999 till date. The Forum is also grounded with a strong base in the rural North where 70% of Northern votes come from.   Comrade Afiyo is also the Secretary-General of the Association of West African Monarchs (AWAM), the umbrella body of the West African Traditional Rulers. In this explosive interview with Daily Rendezvous, Comrade, Elliot Afiyo in his unassuming and unequivocal manner ...

Daily Rendezvous The Secretary-General of the Association of West African Monarchs,(AWAM) Comrade Elliot Afiyo, has thrown the weight of the the organization behind the Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, to emerge as Nigeria's president, saying he is the "Messiah" that would deliver Nigeria and the West African sub-region from its current security and developmental challenges. Elliot said, it is paramount that a visionary, just, dynamic and open-minded leader emerges as Nigeria's next president saying Nigeria's peace and progress equals West Africa's progress too. He made this known at the 17th Biannial round table discussions of the West African monarchs held at Accra, Ghana. Afiyo said, Bala Mohammed has the qualities and vision to lead Nigeria and the West African sub-region into its promised land. The Secretary-General of AWAM Afiyo said, "Your Eminences, Highnesses, Majesties and my fellow  Comrades. It is a privilege  to be invited on...

Daily Rendezvous Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF), has described  the Lagos declaration by the Southern governors demanding for a Southern President in 2023 as provocative, insensitive, offensive, confrontational and a political assault on all well meaning Nigerian. According to the group, it is a deliberate and intentional scheming to project the political interest of some few individuals against a collective National interest and concern for the overall wellbeing of Nigeria. Comrade Eliot Afiyo, the National President of NYLF, made the position of the group known at a press conference in Yola, Adamawa state. Eliot said Southern governors have exposed their political inexperience and infancy and lack of interest for the general wellbeing of Nigeria as a country. Afiyo who was speaking to pressmen after a Six day consultative tour of the North-East Zone following the endorsement of Senator Bala Mohammed as NYLF presidential Candidate for 2023, maintained that the dec...

Daily Rendezvous It seems as if the the Endorsement of Gov. Bala Mohammed, by North's most influential group, the Northern Leaders Youth Forum (NLYF) has rattled and send shivers into Atiku's camp ahead of the 2023 presidential elections. Information filtering in to Daily Rendezvous desk, suggests that the outright rejection of Atiku Abubakar and Aminu Tambuwal's overtures by the northern group, right at Atiku's backyard, might have struck an unpalatable chord, as we have gathered, the incident might have forced the former vice president to hatch a plot to float a rival group that would rival the Northern Leaders Youth Forum and champion his Presidential ambition heading into 2023. In view of the desperate ploy by the Atiku group for endorsement ahead of his party's 2023 primary elections, the Youth and Support Groups office of His Excellency, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is said to have taken proactive steps by making key appointments. F...

Daily Rendezvous The Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) with its 42 affiliate groups, has endorsed, the Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, of Bauchi state as its preferred candidate foe 2023 presidency. The Forum, led by its national chairman, Afiyo Elliot, said it voted for the first time to endorse Mohammed, who scored 116 votes to beat his closest challenger, Raymond Dokpesi, who scored 28 votes, saying it is time for Nigeria's restoration and that after careful consideration and investigation, the group has confidence, Bala Mohammed, has the capacity and competence to address Nigeria's economic, political and security challenges. The national chairman of the forum, Eliot Afiyo, made the declaration at the groups, 27th national delegates conference, Wednesday in Yola. The group who for the first time in its history, voted to decide who it would endorse come 2023 said, it would throw the weight of its support in 2023 on Bala Mohammed, who emerged winner, scori...