TankO Yakassai

An elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai has derided the calls for restructuring as a plot to destabilise the country.Yakassai, a founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), added that restructuring of the country is an…

The Chairman of the Northern Elders Council, Tanko Yakassai has lamented the overwhelming influence former military generals wield on the nation.He said that while some of the former generals like Olusegun Obasanjo got the chance to rule…

There has been so much miscommunication and confusion over what is meant by restructuring, with Nigerians aligning across ethno-religious divides in order to carve out a definition. Thankfully, an elder statesman, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, a…

An elder statesman hailing from the northern part of Nigeria, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai has revealed that Nigeria's independence was delayed at least seven years due to the illiteracy of the North.Yakassai who has been very vocal of recent…

Nigerians will like to know if the N80 billion Calabar – Lagos rail project is included in the 2016 budget recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.An Elder Statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, Leader of the Northern Elders…

Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum and former Special Assistant to former President Shehu Shagari has said that because asset declaration is very important for a developing country, all elected officials in Nigeria should publicly…