Ƙungiyar ta ce, “Akpabio ba ya ƙaunar ‘yan Arewa, ba mu yarda ya zama  Shugaban Majalisar Dattawa ba”, cewar Sa’idu, Shugaban Dattawan Arewa Mazauna Kudu.
A Majalisar Dattwa ya zama Shugaban Ƙungiyar Majalisar Dattawa ‘Yan Arewa.