From Yakubu Musa in Kano, 07.15.2006
Saturday, July 15, 2006
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Northern Elders have raised an alarm to what they claim is a systematic edging out of the region and its peoples from the command sectors of the economy like oil/gas, telecommunications, banking and energy.
To this end, the region’s elders leaders have urged Northern governors and entrepreneurs to rise up to the challenges of the ongoing privatisation of state-owned assets.

The alarm by Northern Elders of being schemed out in the command sectors of the economy is contained in a communiqué issued by the leaders of the zone at the end of a meeting in Kano Thursday.

The Elders in the communiqué signed by Chairman of the meeting, Mallam Yahaya Gusau (Shetima Sokoto) and convener, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, the Elders blamed poor leadership for the spate of poverty, corruption and insecurity in the country.

And to reverse this trend, the Elders urged the entire Northerners to unite and work “assiduously” for the emergence of credible candidates at all levels in the 2007 elections.

The Northern Elders cautioned Northerners to be wary of deliberate attempt to instigate the Southern states against the region, noting that the development will not augur well for peace harmony in the country.

“The elders have mandated all northerners irrespective of political leanings, gender, religious or ethnic identity, to unite and work assiduously from the emergence of credible candidates in all the elections, at all levels and throughout the country in 2007.

“The participants lamented the current state of affairs with all its negative traits such as corruption, general insecurity, poverty, lack of accountability and transparency, disunity and general disaffection all of which are attributed to poor leadership,” the communiqué stated.

Also, the elders expressed dismay with the poor implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) by North-ern governors and local government chairmen in the region and charged them to show better commitment.


-Poor Northerners. Its not easy not controlling everything in their precious one Nigeria. I bet they wish Abacha was still around (You know they liked him) so that the post of chairman of all major companies would be reserved for the Northerners.

Although in all fairness, the South was benefing greatly from the Ground nut pyramids. Ohh, wait a sec, they didn't benefit at all from it. The Saduna used the proceeds to build hospitals and schools that no longer exist due to moronic Northern Generals that can't seem to grasp anything more than having power for power sake. But don't mind me, lets continue to insult the Niger-Deltans because they don't want their oil being sent to make Abuja paradise in the desert. They are just being selfish for wanting those really nice fly-over bridges in the delta where they actually have rivers that need crossing. Instead, the Hausas get the flyover over desert land that they could just build ordinary, cheaper roads over.