Why Do Hausas Rarely Live In Us Or Uk?

 Going to the UK or US doesnt make you any more open minded. I think Negro-Ntns, Siskill and truly opal are closest to the truth. The average hausa man would rather be a hustler here than in another land and the well to do ones dont need to go abroad when everything they need is right here.

Well being a Hausa man who has lived in the middle east and currently studying in the UK, I think I may be able to answer your question.
Hausa people are very attached to their family (and by family I mean extended) and do not  like to stay away for long periods of time. You can  also see this from our spread in Nigeria, you will not find many Hausas living away from the north.Every culture has distinct qualities which it highlights, deep in ours lies a commitment to familial responsibility and preservation of ties that is instilled in us from a tender age.
If you ask me where my favorite place is, I will tell you its where my favorite people are.

@chamotex IBK na yoruba ooo
she be typica yoruba self
when i was talking 2 her on da phone na so so yoruba lol

It's simple.

This same way, you can't find an igbo or Yoruba in middle East.  Most Northeners are in Middle East and most Southerners are in the West.

Hos many Nigerian igbos/yoruba's do you see in Saudi Arabia,Iraq, etc.  People go to where they feel safe and welcome in.  To me, we all should return home to Naija, after you get you're degree, make we go home and fix that country.

Kai, God porbid. I dey craze. Wetin I dey go pind there? I dey mad? 

When you live in an overcrowded region (Southern Nigeria) and you are constantly fighting for scarce resources it is no wonder you will be quick to leave Naija.
The North population density alone provides a lot of answers as to why Northerners do not travel out of Nigeria as often.

The contentedness with live is easier achieved in the Northen region. Just imagine its not like the GDP in the north is any better than that in the south (probably worse), but for the aforementioned reason of no scarce resources in the north, Northerners tend not to be the "gimme this gimme that type"

You talking a lot of smack my friend, you must not have gone to Jos in a long time to see how populated it is eg delime, nasarawa, Tudun wada, Apata.

of course it wouldn't be to an aboki

Haha   we are talking about the whole Northern Nigeria region!
Their are many Jossites who are abroad so am not talking smack. That is the number one reason my brother!

Imagine in the south there are villages with 100,000 plus. If you don't believe that is scarce resources that instill competitiveness in people, you should look at our Igbo brothers/sisters who are by far the must entrepreneurial do to reasons we all ready know,

The make the best suya sha Can you believe we even have a suya joint in my little village in Ogidi. Hausa people are now branching out. We even have a Hausa man with his family that live in the house in village.

 Josboy my brother, you know the north has more land mass than the south right, take Niger state for example, it has more land mass than Anambra and Imo state put together, and the only populated city in Niger state is Minna. And Igbos make at lest a quarter of that population.

  A little, but I'm sure the Igbos travel out not just because of population. I'm sure you know the igbo man will travel to a little village in Pankshin or Shandam if he knows theirs money to be made there.

I'm no expert at this, neither will I pretend to be one my brother. All I'm saying is that the Igbo man will go any where in the face of the earth if he knows he can make money there. Hausa live a simple life and are content with the little mud hut he inherited from his father. So most of them don't bother to venture out, I think that's the answer to this thread.

Josboy what do you want from me this evening I've told you the little I know about what I know "haba jamai" ka chika torenchi abokina.

oohhh hahahaaaa

Worst Indices Of Poverty Are In The North -Bogoro
Suleiman Bogoro is a Professor of Animal Science at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. He also runs a non-governmental organisation called FACE PAM, which is

championing the cause of education and malnutrition in the North East sub-region. In this concluding part of the interview with Reporter, Godwin Egbara, Bogoro blames the elite for educational backwardness of the North as well as high rate of poverty in the region, arguing that elected leaders have not demonstrated enough commitment to address the twin issues facing the region. Excerpts:

 

What role has corruption played in all this?

Yes, another issue is corruption, misapplication and misappropriation of funds. In the area of misapplication, we vote so much money for the education sector, but much of the money is spent on travelling allowances of officers and education inspectors when the real area that should be prioritised are laboratories and condition of service for teachers.

Negative attitude is another factor that has stagnated education in the North. Negative attitude of parents particularly the elites; there is duplicity by elites in the North. They are not honest in all their dealings. Some of them send their children to private schools while they are commissioners, permanent secretaries and directors of public schools, which they have killed. Most children of the elite are in private schools; some of them are in private universities while many of them send their own children to Ghana, Malaysia and Cyprus to attend schools.

It is public institutions that provide avenue for children of the poor, as they constitute the majority. In other words, the elites are promoting exclusive education. Exclusive education does not carry a nation anywhere. It is in favour of the rich and the privileged. Through this process, they help to maintain a huge gap between the children of the elites and the children of the poor, who are the majority in the villages.

There is also the issue of parents withdrawing their female children for marriage. Up till now, this is still done. You will see the so-called educated elite withdrawing their children from school for marriage. Marriage at this tender age is an abuse at the end; you might not be training her. Remember that she has no guarantee in that home, the next moment she might be divorced. Up till now, the enrolment rate is still poor as there are no incentives.

In the case of misappropriation, there is over-inflation of contracts on feeding of children, and stealing of money. All these are unwelcome developments.

In terms of poverty reduction various state governments have designed measures to address the issue, yet there are no evidence to show for their efforts. What in your opinion is responsible for the increasing rate of poverty in the region?

I tell one thing, and it is very sad. Remember CBN Governor, Professor Soludo's confession that poverty is essentially a northern phenomenon. That is the reality, and that is the truth. The worst indices of poverty are in the North; meanwhile, politicians will publicise their activities in addressing the issue of poverty. We build well-secured houses, but immediately we come out of them, we are faced with the reality of life; people stand under trees only to beg for survival. We are not looking at their circumstances, each time we have an opportunity to lead; we are thinking of how many personal houses to build before we leave office. In this action, we are contributing to extending the gap of poverty in the society. Why I am emphasising on leadership is that the followerships are not even educated, it is the elite that control everything in the society. We think only around ourselves. I just thank God that we are not beginning to fight corruption in the real sense of it. It is only in the North that we find one person having everything around himself; he could steal billions but he would rather keep them in Swiss account or bury them underground in his house.

Let's be honest, let's compare the situation in the South. There, if you steal, you will invest it in the society, that is why chieftaincy titles are not given to anybody in the South unless you have done something for the benefit of the immediate society. Here in the North, what you need is enough money to give the traditional ruler and you are given a title and all sorts of recognition. If we continue with such attitude, we will perpetuate poverty.

With your headquarters located in Bauchi, what impact has your NGO made in the economy of Bauchi State?

We have made our modest contributions to the development of Bauchi State. We train to improve the capacity of other organisations in many areas like project formulations, so that people can initiate projects and apply for fund from donor agencies. One of the first projects we did was with the Ambassador of Japan and Bauchi State government in respect of primary school renovations and facilities, including toilets and sanitation, etc. Through this we have contributed by improving learning environment in primary schools.

We are involved in the investment climate project sponsored by the World Bank, and Bauchi was one of the 11 states evaluated. We evaluated Bauchi and Sokoto states and we took the data, and at end of the rating Bauchi got a good rating in terms of the parameters they used. We are also involved in peace and conflict resolution. Remember, where there is no peace there is no development. We are involved in training and facilitating peace and conflict issues. In agriculture, we equally trained manpower to enhance their capacity in micro-project in agriculture especially in management of small projects.

You are a consultant to MDG in the North East. What is your assessment of their performances so far, are they on track working toward attaining the goals?

I must be honest with you that this is a worrisome area. There have been all sorts of challenges and difficulties facing the implementation of MDGs. Over the past few years, as we got involved in monitoring and evaluation, we discovered there are contractors that are not complying with laid down procedures. Their cases have been taken off and the final decision as to what to do with them is with the Presidency.

Granted that the non-implementation of the budget, like it happened last year, and the slow process in the procurement has contributed a lot. I am hoping that they will improve the procurement mechanism in 2009 otherwise I am afraid. Already, the World Bank is warning Nigeria that 2015 is a pipe dream. Unless there is a speed-up in implementation in the critical sector, I am afraid we will mess up like the Seven-point Agenda.

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