Problems with that ‘Middle Belt’ parley with Tinubu.
One […] By Danlami Nagari Sani Two descriptions by separate media outlets of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reported meeting with some leaders from Northern Nigeria on Thursday, November 5, 2026, have left behind a troubling picture of exclusion, political misrepresentation and an unnecessary attempt to deepen religious divisions in a region already grappling with enormous challenges.
One version of the story stated that Tinubu received a delegation of Middle Belt leaders at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Another described the President as having met with leaders from the North-East and North-Central geopolitical zones.
Those listed as members of the delegation included the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Kaduna); Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang; Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas; former Chief of Army Staff, General T.Y. Danjuma (Taraba); former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara (Bauchi); and former Chief of Army Staff, General Ishaya Bamaiyi (Kebbi). present were businessman Thomas Etuh (Kogi) and Dr Pogu Bitrus (Borno). There could have been other less prominent personalities whose identities were either eclipsed by media coverage or deliberately omitted by those behind the meeting, for reasons best known to them.
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