Boko haram is the North's equivalent of Niger Delta militants. We can see the parallel between the formation of niger delta militants under the guise of many acronyms like MEND, NDVF (asari Dokubo's faction), etc, was formed by governors of the Niger Delta, especially those of bayelsa and rivers, as a standing private army to help secure electorial influence, especially victory in their re-election bid. these groups were abandoned after being used to secure 101% victory at the polls. Since these militants were not de mobilized, with their command structure and weaponry still intact, they decided to pursue their own agenda, which was bunkering, hostage taking for random, holding the nation and oil companies hostage by disrupting oil production and sometimes outright bank robbery. They were able to hide under the genuine grievance of the oil producing communities, of wicked exploited of the people and environmental of the oil producing communities. In the end the militants who are mainly of the Ijaw tribe were greatly rewarded, their leaders were taken to Abuja and heavily settled,they become instant millionaires, owning choice properties in Abuja. Their foot soldiers got amnesty and were taking abroad for holidays (which they day is training), and about 26,000 of them is being giving N65,000 per month. Now how long this would go on is not known, but it is expected to last at least till the end of this administration. The greatest reward they got was the privilege to produce the vice president, even without campaigning or asking for it. An the deputy to the generalisimo of Ijawland (alams) was chosen even though he had less than one year experience as governor. The human right community of ijaw extraction also cashed in on the situation, by many of them, hitherto unknown, becoming advocates for the niger delta. Today all of them are very rich with no other profession than niger delta advocacy.

Now enter Boko Haram. There had been fundamentalist Muslim groups in the past and there had been religious uprising by these groups since the 70s. The problem was these group did not have political backings and even popular support and was always brutally crushed by the government. But with the advent of Nigerian style democracy, they started getting political support and with the rising decay in the standard of living of the masses as a result of corruption of the whole system, they also started getting popular support.
Politicians also started using them for electoral influence and election riggings. But just as Niger delta militants, they were never decommissioned. Now the main difference is that while Niger delta militants are only after material gains and can be solved by providing cash, northern militants is complicated by spiritual ideals also. So it is infinitely more difficult for the northern politicians to control the northern (Islamic) militant. Now the militants are well organized, well funded affiliated to other Islamic organization with different agenda.

Even though Boko haram cannot be controlled by northern politicians, there are forced to continue to support them to retain political influence come 2015, when the presidential election would come up.
GEJ has Niger Delta militants (a 26,000 man strong army of mostly Ijaw stock), under the command of Kingsley Kuku, ready for deployment at any time. So northern politicians (all within the PDP) also need an alliance with Boko Haram (even though they risk being swallowed by the tiger), to checkmate GEJ in the north.

So Azazzi knows what he is talking about when he said PDP undemocratic arrangements is responsible for Boko Haram

They are same.
(1) They both have issues with the present entity called Nigeria.
Where injustice reigns supreme.
(2) They both planned to act in order for the world to hear their greviances.
(3) They both resorted into the use of force.
(4) They both caused Nigerians some level of Insecurity.
But Boko Haram is superior in attack because Human lives are always involved.
This is because MEND has many educated crusader(at least secondary school cert.)in their camp while some are uni. graduate.
But Boko is made of majorly illiterates who can't even process ideas. They are purely Zombie.
However, Nigerian Govt is still culpable for these years of backwardness.
If you see a guy in your street that you can help, but chose to look away from him, while you drive in and out your luxury cars.
One day, He will grow up crooked, and take away those things your can't use to help when he was small. At most your own very life.
Neglect which affected the Niger Delta negatively is more biting in the North.
I believe we are close to a desired disintegration.

There is no comparism. They are both terrorist groups formed by politicians for the sole purpose of bullying the government to bow to their demands: their own share of the national cake.