Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on
Saturday stated that about 10 northern states
remained the most poorest in the country.
The Vice President revealed this at the Northern
Reawakening Forum organised to rebuild the 19
northern states affected by the insurgency.
He, however, emphasised that the new
administration is committed to repair the
damages.
This is also as he disclosed that General TY
Danjuma would supervise every presidential
interventions and inItiatives aimed to
rehabilitate Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
in the nation.
Osinbanjo said there was need for a unilateral
approach to streamline all interventions
including the Presidential Initiative on IDPs for
better impact.
He said the social safety nets, Conditional Cash
Transfer (CCT), one meal daily for school
children should be top priority among all the
interventions, stressing that the north bears
most consequence of poverty.
“We have been working on interventions in the
north east due to immediacy of the crisis in that
axis but the problem of diseases and poverty
were exacerbated by the Boko Haram
insurgency…..close detailed, analysis and plans
on the north east has been done in
collaboration with some development
organisations.
“We have government interventions such as
presidential initiative on the north east, victims
support group among others. Now all of the
federal government initiatives are now under
the chairmanship of General TY Danjuma. We
hope that streamlining these efforts this way
will help control immediate deliveries of succor
to many of the problems currently in the north
east.“In 19 northern states of Nigeria, human
development indices showed they are by far
poorer than other parts of the country. The
Northern states occupy 70 per cent of our land
mass, the highest infant mortality rate, the
lowest number of children in school, the highest
number of unemployed young people and the
challenge of insecurity and religious crisis
including Boko Haram,” he said.
Osinbajo added that “A nation of 170 million
people, the sixth largest producer of oil, over a
100 variety of solid minerals and precious
metals, thousands of arable land, largest
economy in Africa yet desperately poor, over
110 million people extremely poor. Maternal
mortality has taken over 55, 000 people in a
year.”
He noted there was urgent need to rehabilitate
the victims and integrate them back to their
original homes.
In his remark, the Borno State Governor, Alh.
Kashim Shettima called for prompt sustainable
development programmes in the northern
states.
Shetima, who said the governors had agreed to
work together to redevelopment the region,
urged federal government to develop an all
inclusive development plan to really address all
challenges of the state and restore peoples’
hopes.
“A comprehensive master plan that will help re-
integrate the people and seek entire
development of the northern Nigeria should be
designed,” Shettima added.
Speaking earlier, Chairman of the forum, Hon.
Mohammed Umara regretted that the north
west and north east records the highest death
rate of infants born within the first 28 days.
Umara said the region also records lowest
literacy level, adding that poverty rate in 16
from 19 northern states have doubled since
1980.











Cc: lalasticala

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What is the plan of the government in ameliorating the perpetual poverty in the North and the nation at large? It isn't just about stating the obvious.

Hmmmm imagine a pastor allowing himself to be used for the enhancement of an evil agenda...

KOGI should be no1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8...

They choose to be poor

The Vice President revealed this at the Northern
Reawakening Forum organised [size=13pt]to rebuild the 19
northern states affected[/size] by the insurgency.

Its obvious Bubu is president to 19 northern states and not the whole of Nigeria. So Bubu intend using the resources of the 5% who didn't vote for him to assuage the hardship of northern states.
This is good enough justification for Niger Delta militants to re-group.

Why arem't southeast states there? I thought the war was fought in southeast, asaba and rivers. Northerners are irredeemably poor.

We know this already

Na wa o.Another way to divert fund.Similar to niger-delta amnesty program

i know say Kano state no follow.

Na wa o

We know your plans

Yorubas should stop insulting Northerners

It is that obvious. They should proffer solutions instead of just stating it.


This is another reason why I feel uneasy when people say GEJ didn't transform the ND. He was elected president of Nigeria and not President of the ND. I remember a certain person who couldn't provide good roads to Otta despite spending almost a decade at the seat of power. Same way Buhari and Yaradua couldn't provide a university for Katsina despite being in power, but GEJ did, and same way the North is highly impoverished despite ruling for the better part of Nigeria's 55years. But when GEJ's name is mentioned, some people get orgasms and are open to criticisms especially since its PMB issuing an implementation of the UNEP report on Ogoni.


Well, Nigeria will always be Nigeria. Hopefully, this administration ushers in more unity and prosperity.

before unko?

if na Goodluck talk am now them go say he is insulting the north

Too many to read, but I'm sure of one thing. The north has always be poor on everything, they are only high in insensitive killing of innocent people

Qouta system made them lazy and poor. Dey shud embrace d culture of competition

This north sef! Na 4 everything except religion dem dey carry last?

I don hear. Meanwhile hbd to my mum

Show me any northern city that looks like this..

May God help us in this country

Yoruba trynna over throw the northerner lie lie Yoruba wee never smell presidency till 2900

Upon all as them rule reach. shame on them and their southern supporters

This is not a startling revelation, everyone knows many states in the North are on the bottom rung of development....The best intervention the government can embark on is to encourage more children to go to school. The attitude of many Northerners to education is really appalling. They would rather attend a Qur'anic school than get western education. Throwing money at the problem won't make it go away, the people must be set free from the shackles of ignorance before they can bid farewell to poverty.

By the way, Gen TY Danjuma has been relevant in all administrations in Nigeria since he came into people's consciousness in 1966. How he does it is really a big puzzle.

What's wrong with this man?!
Is he deliberately looking for trouble, or was he misquoted?
Why on earth would you show such poor statesmanship with such a tactless statement?!
If they claim he's belittling them, will his excuse be that he's only quoting statistics?
Broda pastor, stop stirring up an unstable nation o, I beg you.

Despite ruling the country for 38 years? That's a shame to Northern leaders

These are the states that spend half of their budgets sending people on pilgrimage and organizing mass weddings. Talk about misplaced priorities

Osibande,

When you wasted the time you would have used to encourage those lazy constantly-purging AbHoki to work hard to web a better living..you are busy promising them free money thereby projecting them to another decade of slumber and gum-sniffing...

We are waiting for you, after making useless promise, remember to also show them road to there farms because, I wonder where you intend to get the money planned for your silly rehabilitation programs of those tiny leg human-fowls ...