Its a nice decision though. But will that limit the rate of insecurity in Nigeria?

Anyways, God bless Nigeria.

As I no come get black how I go do?

Let's mourn that day by wearing black to church.

Ash Wednesday

Northern Nigeria is a tragic paradox. A walking contradiction, I mean.

For over 40 years, the North has ruled Nigeria and controlled every aspect of her national life. The current President of Nigeria is from the North and virtually every security agencies in Nigeria including the paramilitary ones are in the hands of Northerners. Yet, almost half of the North is firmly in the hands of terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements operating under different names. Both our Army Chief, Defence minister and even the Commander-In-Chief now need to be escorted by almost the entire Nigerian armed forces before they visit their home towns all in the North. As I type, some of the bodies of dozenS of people butchered by bandits Friday evening in President Buhari's own home state of Katsina are yet to be interred.

All the revenue generating agencies in the country from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) etc are manned by Northerners. The richest man in Africa is from the North. Yet, according to a recent report released by World Bank, 87% of Nigerians living in poverty are in the North.

Beyond poverty and insecurity, the North boasts of having the highest number of out-of-school children estimated at 12 million by a UN report. The worst case of infant and maternal mortality in Nigeria is in the North. The worst case of illiteracy and drug abuse is in the North. It is also in the North that the highest number of unemployed and unemployable youths are found.

This raises the question: What exactly has the Northern elites done for the North with all the long years they've controlled political power in the country? Of what use is power if you cannot use it to change the fortune of your people?

In the midst of all these internal contradictions, why do Northern youths still seem to worship their political elites as some god instead of seeing and treating them as the real authors of their misfortune? Why do Northern youths only care about helping their elites acquire political power without deploying that same energy towards making sure they use that power in a way it will benefit the average Northerner?

Funny enough, despite the consensus on the nothingness that is the Buhari regime and the entire North becoming a hotbed of terrorism and banditry under a Northern Commander-In-Chief, if elections were to be held today between President Buhari who has failed beyond every doubt and a Southern candidate with excellent record and a credible chance of transforming Nigeria, chances are the average Northern youth will vote Buhari even if doing so will conclusively put the country on the way to golgotha. He will, because all that matters to him is having a fellow Northern Muslim at the helm of affairs. Mind you, if the North were to be a separate Nation, Northerners would never elect someone of Buhari's intellect and competence to head even a hamlet because they know he has nothing to offer. The only reason they support Buhari is because they care more about dominating others than they do about performance.

It is a cultural thing. It has a name: Feudalism.

And this is exactly why the North and the South can never coexist happily because the two regions have a world view and value system that contrasts sharply with each other. One wants to explore the world and her full potentials while the other simply wants to dominate everyone and force others to go back to the dark ages with her.

I understand that we are in a time when truth sounds like hate to those who hate it but it must be stated in an unmistakable term that the Northern part of Nigeria is a huge liability to the rest of the country. If the region fails to take immediate steps to address her issues, the North risks collapsing under the weight of her internal contradictions. And when it happens, it will drag the rest of the country along as we are already witnessing.

Southern leaders must start making preparations for the day-after-tomorrow because if a man cannot stop a bad rain from falling, wisdom demands he should at least take measures to protect himself from being beaten by the rain.

Serious Question: Must we wait till we are extinct in our own country?
#impeach_the_president

Ok

I'm not a sheep.......I go wear whatever i wear for morning that day!

Wetin black cloth go do?

Expect one dead meat seller on a 30k monthly stipend to come here and say OUR DARLING DADDY will fulfill his promise of providing maximum security across the country.

Oyaana ...after you

Easter don start be that?
BTW, I love Catholic girls, they are always beautiful

ok


I have been a Catholic since in the early 90's and every Sunday Catholics pray for Nigeria

Ekpere maka nijeria nó ná nnúkû Nsôgbu and till today its getting worse in nijeria

obodo a enweghi nmekota

Twice on front page....this mod is high

The post is double on FP due to insecurities, too? God go help us.

And someone somewhere will say they're wishing him dead alredy

Oh how I hate religion.

Nice, but I hope they won't mistake them for Shi'a people, the elzazzaky separatist

They didn't wear black all these years

But wait.... Aren't the northerners the ones to wear black and mourn their numerous losses considering the fact that sai babwire deceived them into believing that he is the long awaited messiah that would catapult them out of lifelong abject poverty?

Christians should please focus on the importance of lent at this period and not to sympathize with this over entitled almajiris.

No problem

We hope president Abba Kyari will be touched by this act and turn the security situation of Nigeria around...

That attire is a proof that all previous prayers by religious organizations including the Catholic church concerning Nigeria has failed.

Nice one

Doesnt Change nothing.

My faith, My church.

Glory to Jesus

Black all the way

And

It is well with all Christians

Symorne:
Its a nice decision though. But will that limit the rate of insecurity in Nigeria?

Anyways, God bless Nigeria.

so they should carry gun and go and be looking for thieves and armed robbers or they should go and fight Boko haram abi