January 24, 2023The chairman of the forum, Ibrahim Shehu Dandakata, stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, lamenting that Northern Nigeria suffers from everything wrong with the country, from poverty to insecurity, unemployment, and the burden of many out-of-school children.
The forum thus challenged the political class to present a clear roadmap for the emancipation of northern Nigeria before running for office, according to PRNigeria. He said,"The resultant consequence for our region is poverty, substandard education, lack of access to credit financing and other negative underdevelopment indicators.
"Similarly, out of the over three million hectares of potential dry season agriculture river basins, less than one million hectares is inefficiently utilized yet Nigeria has about ten river basin development authorities in existence for over 45 years.” "The gross distribution of development and investment finance by government institutions and other financial institutions have always been skewed in favor of other regions, enterprises and institutions in Nigeria.”"The Bank of Industry 2019 annual report shows a disproportionate and unfair distribution of financing/loans to enterprises across the various geographical zones in Nigeria with the south's 191.7bn surpassing that of the entire North's share of 41.
Because of Northern Nigeria's bias for and neglect of education? Whose fault please?
Who are those heading these agencies if not Northerners...a case of a thief being the first to accuse another of stealing. We are tired of this contraption called Nigeria.
These northerners do not want the betterment of this nation. Any policy that will want to align this country in the right direction and change it from destruction and it slightly affect their wish they see it as anti-north. PMB destroyed this country they didn't say anything
Even with a government run by Northerners?
What else do you want? This is how you come out to make others feel you are marginalized. You hold key political offices, key military positions, key civil service offices, major contracts, almost all available grants and intervention funds goes North and yet you complain.
There is sense in what is said
So you people will ask arewa, but if i want to ask BIAFRA you will say no, arewa economic forum inside one nigeria.
Is this your excuse to hold on to power after 8 years
Hahaha 🤣
See them, Everytime northern Nigeria this and that while all the projects and government contracts keep going to North. This is why Nigeria is in a state of sorry.