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The Animals From The North And South Of Nigeria by Nedumadrid(m): 11:58am On Sep 04, 2015 |
IS THE ANIMALS FROM THE SOUTHERN
ZOOGERIA MORE STUPID THAN THEIR
NORTHERN COUNTERPART?
I am writing this post with a lot of caution
and trepidation. I have never subscribed to
ethnic chauvinism and I actually detest
being labelled as a tribal bigot. I am usually
very careful because I have friends and
colleagues from every part of the nation and
some of my best friends are not even from
my side of the country.
However, recent events are making me to
have a deeper reflection and I wish we-
Southerners in this instance- can have some
kind of introspection. Out of 25
appointments made so far, 18 are from the
North, 3 are from the South West, 4 are from
the South South while the South East has
ZERO appointments. A tweet which I saw
today stated that “southerners are only
competent when it’s time for elections but
northerners are competent in terms of
governance” and this made the following
thoughts run through my mind:
1. Only Southerners have been accusing
fellow Southerners of corruption. Oshiomole
has been attacking Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as
if Ngozi turned down his marriage proposal.
The same Oshiomole tried to make
nonsense of Akinwumi Adeshina’s
successes in the agriculture sector. Ambode
tried to pull Fashola down and successfully
smeared him with stains. Maybe that’s why
Fashola did not get the Chief of Staff role. I’m
yet to see a Northerner accuse another
Northerner of corruption, even when they
belong to different parties. The closest a
Northerner got was when the new Kano
State Governor attacked Rabiu Kwankaso
but he quickly sheathed his sword and even
disowned previous reports of attacks. Why
are we like this?
2. Are Southerners the only ones who are
corrupt? Were there no northerner heading
the ministries and parastatals? Did the
outgone Comptroller-General of Customs,
Abdullahi Dikko not have an alleged case of
certificate forgery but he still served out his
tenure until he resigned voluntarily? I’m not
in support of corruption under any guise
but the fight against corruption must not be
seen to be sectional.
3. How come it’s easier for the President to
believe that Sanni Abacha was not corrupt in
spite of recovered loot while it is so easy for
him to believe Goodluck Jonathan is
irredeemably corrupt?
4. I still remember that aside from God,
Tinubu made Tambuwal what he is today.
The same Tambuwal would later call Femi
Gbajabiamila ‘incompetent’ and rated
Dogara as more competent. The same
Tambuwal was propped up by Tinubu, a
Southerner against a fellow Southerner,
Mulikat Akande. Obasanjo was very key to
denying Goodluck Jonathan a second term.
A good number can still recall how OBJ tore
his PDP membership card in public glare.
The Northerners find it easy to support
themselves but we are always pulling
ourselves down. Babangida Aliyu, Sule
Lamido and all the other Northern
Governors including the former PDP
Chairman Adamu Muazu often times refused
to campaign for Goodluck Jonathan openly
and many times even espoused the virtues
of the opposing candidate on the rostrum!
5. Southern leaders and Presidents pull
down Southern business men but prop up
Northern ones. How many people still
remember how Obasanjo ran Mike Adenuga
out of town but both Obasanjo and
Goodluck Jonathan made Aliko Dangote
what he is today. No northern leader goes
against their own. I dare to put it on record
that President Buhari will never go against
Aliko Dangote for any reason.
6. How come OBJ pardoned Salisu Buhari,
the ex-Speaker who forged his credentials
and he later was given an appointment as a
Governing Council member of a University
and heavens did not fall- but when Goodluck
Jonathan pardoned Alamieyeseigha it
became one of the major issues counted
against him? Is there one rule for some and
another rule for others?
7. We find it easy to raise our voices in
support of the deportation of Buruji
Kashamu but have no qualms with Atiku
Abubakar strutting around the corridors of
power.
8. Only Southerners find it so easy to abuse
their elders when they voice opinions not in
tandem with the popular opinion. We find it
easy to diss Afenifere elders and call them
‘Afenifebi’ while hurling expletives and
curses at them. We even abuse our kings
and priests. Northerners will never abuse an
Emir no matter how unpopular what he said
is. Can you imagine any Northerner raising
his voice against the Sultan? In spite of
Tanko Yakassai, Balarabe Musa and Dangiwa
Umar’s perceived support for Jonathan,
northern youths did not abuse them. But
our own youths run down our elders on
social media while our educated elite also
support the act.
These are some of the thoughts that have
been running through my mind. I don’t
pretend to have all the answers and I do this
at the risk of being labelled an ethnic bigot.
The point however is that Southerners have
to get their acts right. We have to put our
house in order. The bickering must stop.
Let’s engage our emotional intelligence. Let’s
not allow others to exploit our tendency to
self-destruct 1 Like |
Re: The Animals From The North And South Of Nigeria by MikelEleta(m): 12:05pm On Sep 04, 2015 |
Dou some of ur points re true nd valid BUT lemme tackle yu on d one I don't subscribe to. D Northerners don't attack theirs BUT ve yu cum to think mayb dts y d region is among d most underdeveloped in d country today. Dy don't hold their leaders accountable dts y ders a lot of Illiteracy n Poverty in d North. Mayb yu avnt visited d core North b4 to appreciate wah am saying. Dy ve ruled dis country for d beta part of 45yrs YET their region is still xo retrogressive. Dis shows dt their pple need to do more nd tackle their leaders. By d way education mks a pple enlightened nd mayb dts y d pple of d south ve d knowlege to tackle their leaders. On a FINAL note I don't think its right to call anybdy an animal no mata what |
Re: The Animals From The North And South Of Nigeria by Nobody: 12:13pm On Sep 04, 2015 |
Intelligent write up and very nice observation......it boils down to the issue of culture again..In d north, elders are respected even if they are king of thieves,,but the south gat too many ego seeking talkative individuals |
Re: The Animals From The North And South Of Nigeria by Redoil: 12:23pm On Sep 04, 2015 |
the north are far more united than the south. if you are in doubt check the amount of times the north have successfully scam the south |
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