Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe representing Abia South has declared there is nothing called the North, noting that “if you go there, there are so many divisions going on.” In an exclusive interview with Vanguard, the Senate Minority Leader said that there are two classes of people in Nigerian politics, “those who are in power and those who are not.”

Senator Abaribe while answering Vanguard reporter’s question on “But the North generally does not show inclination for restructuring…”, he replied; “No, it is not true. There is nothing called the North. This is part of the problems we have. We also have a general fear (of the so-called North). If you go there, there are so many divisions going on.

“What you ought to say is that whoever has the levers of power today and he is sitting there in the Presidency has shown a disinclination, not the North. “There is no such thing. If you go and meet somebody from Plateau, he has a different idea about what should happen. If you meet somebody else in Benue, he has a different idea. “If you meet somebody in Kwara, he has a different idea. If you meet somebody in Niger, he has a different idea. If you go to Kebbi, people have a different idea; they are just so different. “The point really is that there are two classes of people: Those who are in power and those who are not. Those who are in power want to sustain the advantage they think they have.

“They actually don’t have any advantage and the reason they don’t have any advantage is that if you are the only educated man in a sea of one million uneducated people, in what way does your education help you? “If you are the only rich person in a place and every other person is not so wealthy and then they have to come and feed off your hands, in what way does that help you? It is when you elevate everybody that you are actually building up your society. “So, I think what is going on really is that, people who find themselves in position of advantage think that they have to continue to sustain that advantage but everywhere in the world where you have had progress, what you see is that people challenge the status quo. “If you don’t challenge the status quo, there can’t be any progress. You must always ask yourself “why do you have to”.”

There is no such thing. If you go and meet somebody from Plateau, he has a different idea about what should happen. If you meet somebody else in Benue, he has a different idea. “If you meet somebody in Kwara, he has a different idea. If you meet somebody in Niger, he has a different idea. If you go to Kebbi, people have a different idea; they are just so different.

“The point really is that there are two classes of people: Those who are in power and those who are not. Those who are in power want to sustain the advantage they think they have.

popsy2:
There is

Ndibunna:





That's exactly what is happening there.


Over here also there is nothing like south for those shouting southern unity nonsense.

There is nothing like south because such doesn't exist on the map taking each regions locations.

what we have are simply East, west and south.

As abaribe said the thinking and Ideology are totally different.


look at the map and tell me how a yoruba man from west suddenly became part of southern Nigeria? Then Benue north?

Structural lies are just killing the country that's why those favoured wants to sustain it.

Ndibunna:





That's exactly what is happening there.


Over here also there is nothing like south for those shouting southern unity nonsense.

There is nothing like south because such doesn't exist on the map taking each regions locations.

what we have are simply East, west and south.

As abaribe said the thinking and Ideology are totally different.


look at the map and tell me how a yoruba man from west suddenly became part of southern Nigeria? Then Benue north?

Structural lies are just killing the country that's why those favoured wants to sustain it.

Stalwert:
The deranged morron from the east has spoken again. Restructuring is the responsibility of NASS. As long as members of NASS such as this accursed bailer of a terrorist continue to point fingers to the Presidency for their refusal to do their jobs then they are just useless thieves who collect money for doing nothing.

Magicians:
Yoruybas do not owe your forefather father or unborn generation of love. If a foolish tribe can claim Hausa Fulani Ikwerre kanuri Germans Arabs Chinese.South Africans Cambodians Indian n.more.all hate they simply cos the are curses m.foiah them I am sure Yoruba owes no such foolish tribe any atom of love.

You can rot.in.hell.if hij feel otherwise.

Stalwert:
The deranged morron from the east has spoken again. Restructuring is the responsibility of NASS. As long as members of NASS such as this accursed bailer of a terrorist continue to point fingers to the Presidency for their refusal to do their jobs then they are just useless thieves who collect money for doing nothing.

Sammy07:


The six zones was not entirely carved out based on geographic location, but rather states with similar ethnic groups, and/or common political history were classified in the same zone.

Nigeria is made up of approximately 400 ethnic groups and 450 languages. There was a need for the government to merge similar groups for effective allocation of resources.

Sammy07:


While I quite agree with you...

I think they divide it using Weather conditions too...

helinues:
Abaribe should have been attending his state assembly instead of Abuja now..

Delusion now spreading like plague...

Hian!

selemempe:
why do yorubas feel this compulsive need to always defend the north even when it's not necessary?

selemempe:
why do yorubas feel this compulsive need to always defend the north even when it's not necessary?