- Mr Dare Awoniyi has warned southerners not to take the crisis in the north for granted

- The Kogi-born public affairs analyst says the North is strategic to the country

- Awoniyi is the son of Late Sunday Awoniyi, the former chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum

A public affairs analyst and leader of thought in northern Nigeria, Mr Dare Awoniyi has warned southerners in Nigeria not to be indifferent about the crisis in the north.

Awoniyi who is the son Late Sunday Awoniyi, the former chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum made the statement at a book launch in Abuja yesterday, January 12.

The event was the book launch of renowned professor and author, Olufemi Vaughan titled Religion and the Making of Nigeria.

He said: ''If the north bleeds, Nigeria bleeds because there is no town like Kaduna when it comes to a melting pot. Every tribe, village and hamlet in Nigeria are represented in Kaduna.''

He continued: ''We must turn this aggression into development. If we don't solve Nigeria's problems, it will destroy this country.''

Speaking on the book, Awoniyi said:''Religion is about God. When people decide to do for God what God is supposed to do for man, it becomes a problem.

''We cannot fight for God. It is an abuse of God and the concept of God to try to defend God. We should wait and let God defend us. If God is God, let him fight for himself.

''We must continue to think about where we go from here, what we do, with the information that is provided in the book and the instances of the forensic evidence provided in the book.

''We must go back to those values and ideals. When the masses are educated, they will be able to decide effectively what they want to engage it without being coerced into any untoward action.

''Education is the only basis by which sustainable economic development and growth can be effected in Nigeria.''

On his part, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka lamented the fact that many Nigerians have Soyinka lamented the fact that many Nigerians have ''paid the ultimate price'' because of religion.

His words: ''The innocent ones are the ones who often pay the ultimate price in religious crisis. Even religious leaders cannot denounce the murdering acts of religion.

''Religion now induce trauma and anxiety instead of solace that it claims to give. Religion is the ironic product of human inadequacy.

''There is a monster always waiting to pounce on innocent Nigerians under the name of religion.''


https://www.naij.com/1082504-dare-awoniyi-warns-nigeria-abandon-north.html

okay

Iffa hear..

nonsense!

He should also forward a copy of that statement to Buhari and Elrufai.

Whose fault is that?

The idiots who didn't read the post are the ones posting rubbish like the idiots they are

GMBuhari:
The idiots who didn't read the post are the ones posting rubbish like the idiots they are

Walahi

A misleading headline, so true @omofunaab.
He should blame his incompetent Commander In Chief, who can't separate criminality from religion.

The headline is misleading

Its nothing new.., Northern Nigeria has been bleeding all the while .,we southerners are just waiting for am to die so we go attend him funeral.. .

Where is that tonye guy and his treason crew oya come and preach all those wonderful bible message to him he has threatened the peace of una dear nigerian state. Tonyebarcameleon come show us ur patriotism with polished grammar, taken directly from michael west dictionary. There was a country, united nations pls take note

@tonyebacanista do you see how some northerners take for granted other region...am from the north but i cant say such nonsense becos we are NEVER one north.. we are like masters ... no one is slave to the other...

Another willing Afonja tool of the Dan fodians!

God in heaven, let the north bleed so this cess-pit called nigeria can bleed to death!

This man just nailed it.
When man decides to do for God what God should do for man.
What a religion !!!

BudeYahooCom:
Another willing Afonja tool of the Dan fodians!

So this is all that your large skull can put together here, of all the valid points the man made

This is what happens when a man is deprived of wisdom

Sorry !!!

Why can't we all just live in peace. Religion is really killing Nigerians. If any God cannot fight for itself, count me out. Embrace atheism now.

North bleeds
I don't care
Do you?

Emycord:
Where is that tonye guy and his treason crew oya come and preach all those wonderful bible message to him he has threatened the peace of una dear nigerian state. Tonyebarcameleon come show us ur patriotism with polished grammar, taken directly from michael west dictionary. There was a country, united nations pls take note

Dat unstable guy only interests lies in the back side of northerners

This is the most stupid and nonsensical post I've seen in a while...what concerns southerners if the North burns Probably this was made to strike fear in the hearts of lily livered southerners.
Its time to deamalgamate Nigeria

If them like let the entire fura community bleed i dont care but wen children and christian are included that get me worride

Stupid talk. Someone should condemn the killer for once.

Mr Dare Awoniyi is a willing vagabond Ahmadu Bello mentioned in his speeches decades ago. Who gives a ratass about the destruction of a cesspit such as Nigeria? I guess this jackass is oblivious of Nigerian recorded events. It is obvious that this loser was under the influence of alcohol when few southerners cared about the Tiv riot of 1964 and the subsequent outcome. In fact, the north can burn to blazes.

While the killers are out there masquerading, you're talking nonsense, who be this one sef

Una nor dey tire for all this kind stup*d statements sef

BudeYahooCom:
Another willing Afonja tool of the Dan fodians!

Did you read the main content of that post before making this silly comment? Its now 2017, you need to get youself a good sense asap!

Bbb

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