FRIDAY, 07 DECEMBER 2012 19:57 FROM SAXONE AKHAINE, KADUNA

AREWA leaders have blamed the political and social predicament facing the region on the failure of the Federal Government to improve the welfare of the people and also guarantee freedom and rights of citizens, saying that this has accounted for the current state of siege in the North.

The buck-passing arising from the dwindling political fortune of the region and the insecurity pervading the geographical area was part of the outcome expressed in the communiqué issued by the northern elders after a two-day symposium held at Arewa House, Kaduna.

In the communiqué issued and read by a one-time member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Usman Bugaje, the Arewa leaders lamented that “the weakening nature and perhaps the failure of the Nigerian State to protect lives and property as well as its inability to provide basic social services and guarantee freedom and rights of citizens cumulatively accounts for the current state of siege in which the North now finds itself.”

According to Bugaje, “the systematic erosion of cherished values of honesty, tolerance and integrity that were once the hallmark of public service in the North have resulted in bad governance, disregard for the rule of law and general decadence.”

He also noted that “Social indicators and statistics for all human development perspectives show the dismal crises in education, health, water and sanitation services, thereby placing the region far below its counterparts in the country,” pointing out that “the effect of the current insurgency of Ahlas Sunna li dawa’ati wal Jihad and other forms of insecurity have impacted negatively on the socio-economic, political and the religious life of the people.”

The Arewa leaders further argued: “Economic growth and development, commerce and trade in both formal and informal sectors of the northern states are being stifled with multiplier on the larger national and African sub-regional economies. The general conduct of the JTF and how the fundamental rights of the citizens of the north are being violated in clear breach of the rules of engagement. It is expected that the JTF will strictly abide by the professional terms of engagement in the interest of peace.”

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They are all mad. So they expect Jonathan to solve a problem created by them and their forefathers since stone age till now in just three years?
Infact Jonathan has been nice to them, if they have tried this Boko Haram nonsence with OBJ, Maiduguri and Kano would have been a table land by now.
They will have been bombed back to stone age.
Anyway, Jona sef no get ideas sha

North are the problem of this nation when this all this boko harm issue started how many times have AREWA a so call northern leaders condemn there act, bokos are not spirit name them and stop habouring them and jtf will leave U people