The Northern Elders’ Forum, NEF says by 2023 the North will only support candidates with candid commitment to deal with its problems and political will to meet the region’s aspirations. The NEF’s Convener,Ango Abdullahi in a statement in Zaria, Kaduna State, said the forum hasobserved that political maneuvers around the 2023 elections are targeting theNorth as a region available for exploitation. Abdullahi on nationalsecurity, called for the injection of higher level of competence, integrity andresponsibility in the manner Nigerian security agencies deal with securitychallenges. According to theconvener, the forum supports the idea of improving the policing capacity of thenation, emphasising that all initiatives to improve public safety must beaccommodated within the law. He also suggested the adoption of a more vigorousand inclusive process which would result in the creation of acceptableframeworks and confidence among all communities with respect to policingstrategy.