The Arewa Joint Initiative for Peace (AJIP) has rejected calls by the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) for the removal of the Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, describing the campaign as a smear driven by ulterior political motives. The group stated this  during a press conference in Kaduna, where it accused CNG and what it termed “unpatriotic organisations” of engaging in misinformation and character assassination against the minister. Speaking on behalf of the gro...