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maestro2000:
[s]LENGTHY BUT EDUCATIVE, KINDLY TAKE YOUR TIME TO READ THROUGH.

THIS ARTICLE IS NOT TO UNDERMINE THE SOUTH BUT A WAKE UP CALL.


Take out Boko Haram, Northern Nigeria will be Richer than the South
in 30 years!
Today, it seems like the North contributes significantly to all the indices that make Nigeria look
poor. Whether you are looking at maternal mortality, school enrollment, poverty or security, the
statistics from the North would always bring down our rating. This will change in the nearest
future, if Boko Haram can be taken out. Recasting the last sentence, if Nigeria eliminates Boko
Haram today, the North ‘will’ be richer than the South in 30 years. Notice I didn’t use the word
‘could’ or ‘would’, I used the word ‘will’. This is a conclusion from a research I’m trying to
conclude. Initially, I didn’t want to share this finding, but on a second thought, I felt it would spur
southern Nigeria to get serious.
I really want the South to get serious, especially the Southeast. Last week, in Anambra State, the
Chief Justice (CJ) of the state instigated a suit against the President of the Customary Court of
Appeal of the state in order to determine who is senior between both of them. What was the
problem? The President of the Customary Court of Appeal outshined the CJ at a function. This
kind of ‘unseriousness’ between our elites in the Southeast inspired this article.
First, let me take you through some hypotheses in the research. One, oil has been the major
commodity that has spurred growth in the South. Everyone knows this. Sadly, the future of this
community is very uncertain – this is a topic for another day. Two, proximity to water bodies had
helped the economy of the South. Take Lagos for instance, I do not know what Lagos would have
been without Apapa Port and all the sea bordering it. Three, the security situation in the North has
hampered its development for a long time. Sadly, insecurity still seems to be the main hindrance to
the North’s emancipation. With all these research statements in mind, let me take you through
some information that would make you start admiring the North.
The South has been inarticulate lately. They are carried away that Buhari has just entered an
Islamic coalition (Saudi Arabia lead coalition). They cannot see that if the North is to develop, it
can only do so through its religion. The northern elites know this. Surprised? Recently, Northern
governors have gotten some assurance of funds from Islamic banks. These loans are more or less
interest free. This is a game changer. Before I continue, let me make it clear that all states in
Nigeria need loans. Allocation from Abuja has nose-dived. Sadly, most southern states are getting
these loans at a high cost. Fortunately for the North, some of these loans will come with some
technical expertise. Let me quote what the president of the Islamic Development Bank, Ahmad Ali,
said when northern governors visited the bank. Ali said, ‘’we will work together to come up with a
comprehensive plan to support northern Nigeria. We will start with education, and other areas such
as job creation…..before you leave Jeddah, I would like to have a list of your priority areas, from
education, power to agriculture and so on’’. I won’t go further on the impact of this tremendous
assistance because I intend to publish it in a peer-reviewed journal.
From my research, I would like to advise the South to stop talking of this ‘islamisation thing’. If
the North becomes like the UAE, especially like Dubai, will you say it has been Islamized. Loans
from Islamic multilateral organizations can change the face of the North. If the South is worried
about islamisation, they should talk to their senators and representatives. I must state here that as
a Christian, I understand the South’s worries.
Do you know that a developed country like Australia is now looking at agriculture as its lifeline?
Their economy has been greatly battered by the fall in commodity prices. They earned a lot from
mining. The way the North is going about agriculture, they would soon start feeding the South. I
pity my Biafrian brothers who want to leave the ‘Union’. Let me use this opportunity to comment
on MASSOB and IPOB. Dear Ndigbo, please engage Buhari intellectually. Organize debates and not
protests. Well publicized debates would surely embarrass any government, if points are well
articulated. What worked for the militants in the Niger Delta might not work for MASSOB or IPOB.
Let us look at that the giant strides taken by some northern elites. Take for example, Gov Badaru
Abubakar’s plans for Jigawa state. Have you seen his blueprint for agriculture? Did I hear you say
the North has a comparative advantage over the South in agriculture? The man is setting a good
example. A lot of northern elites are following Badaru’s footsteps.
All the North has to do is to put their house in order- especially as it regards cattle grazing. Lately,
we have seen some skirmishes between Fulani herdsmen and some southerners. This will soon be
a thing of the past. With the grazing zones (ranches) government is proposing, we will soon have
many emergency millionaires (I mean dollar millionaires here). Did I hear you say just as the Niger
Deltans had emergency millionaires in the last government? Meat business is big business. Do you
know how I know businesses that are lucrative? I study the caliber of people going into it. A
former ICAN president, Mr Emmanuel Ijewere, is into meat business. The man has information that
you and I don’t have.
On the political front, when last did you see southern governors gathering to discuss issues that
affect their region? The APC governors in the Southwest will not agree on anything with the PDP
governors from the Southeast. But, the northerners are united and are churning out economic
policies.
The North will develop because there is anger in the North -the kind of anger that made them rally
round Buhari in the last election. They are beginning to see how their brothers are treated in the
South. The Mile 12 fracas is one example. It is this kind of anger that makes a young man from a
poor family make money, after been treated with disdain by his relatives.
Still on Gov Badaru Abubakar, have you seen the good example he is setting in Jigawa. He doesn’t
even go about abusing his predecessor. This is good for development. No matter how bad your
predecessor was, attacking him would hinder development. Remember, he still has his supporters
even in your government.
Even when northern governors knew that some the airports they were building were not viable,
they kept pumping money into them. This is good thinking. Now these airports would come in
handy when they finally industrialize with agriculture. Air cargo can offset the negative effect of
being a land locked region. Also, it is this kind of smart thinking that is making Buhari budget 39.4
billion naira for oil exploration in the North this year.
The hashtag ‘#Ese’ has embarrassed the North a lot. You need to see their recent plans for the
girl child education. The North is even lucky to have some activist governors in their rank.
That reminds me, I hope you have heard that Kebbi and Kaduna States have submitted a bid in
partnership with Dangote and the BOI to acquire Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN) Limited. If this
plan scales through, this new company is likely to dwarf what Innonson Motors is doing in
Anambra State.
Sadly, the only hindrance to Northern Nigeria’s exponential growth is Boko Haram. Just when we
thought that Buhari had reduced the strength of Boko Haram, they struck again, last week in a
mosque in Borno. If Buhari can sustain his tempo, the North has the capacity of surpassing the
South. This is the conclusion I drew from my research. Interestingly, PwC, a global consulting firm,
has just predicted that Nigeria could be within the top 10 economies in 2050. Though I haven’t
seen PwC’s full report, if I go by my research, the North is likely to contribute significantly to
Nigeria’s growth.
On a final note, the aim of this article is not to blow the North’s trumpet but to ask the South to
sit up and get serious. The Southwest is already getting serious with the Oduduwa nation and
Odu’a investment Group. The Southeast should get serious!

The author of this piece makes sense to me

Culled from BAR. AKEREDOLU SEGUN.[/s]

stzy:
Only southwest not including lagos is a lot richer n more developed than north put together to talk of when we include south south n bring in d almighty SE ...

stzy:
Only southwest not including lagos is a lot richer n more developed than north put together to talk of when we include south south n bring in d almighty SE ...

fulanimafia:
Some people are sleeping on a bicycle.



I can bet my life that:

1. This guy did not read this article to the end.

2. This guy has never visited the North.

Lilimax:
There are so many loop holes on this your write up @ OP

acenazt:
haahhahhaha dis guy thinks the stereotype NORTH IS POOR is really true. I piety ur ignorance

fulanimafia:
Some people are sleeping on a bicycle.



I can bet my life that:

1. This guy did not read this article to the end.

2. This guy has never visited the North.

stzy:
clown hear me!... I read d article n tho he has a point but development n commitment to it is a matter of mindset n northerners rarely have that

fulanimafia:
By the time BH and the criminal herdsmen are contained, the plans to fully exploit and mechanize agriculture and solid minerals are implemented, northern Nigeria will surely be on its way to economic prosperity.

Even at present the strides of most northern states are enviable.

maestro2000:
LENGTHY BUT EDUCATIVE, KINDLY TAKE YOUR TIME TO READ THROUGH.

THIS ARTICLE IS NOT TO UNDERMINE THE SOUTH BUT A WAKE UP CALL.


Take out Boko Haram, Northern Nigeria will be Richer than the South
in 30 years!

The author of this piece makes sense to me

Culled from BAR. AKEREDOLU SEGUN.

seunny4lif:

Yes now
Before BH
we saw how rich you people are
The same north you can't even eat in peace in a restaurant without those kids counting every spoon down your throat

Sealeddeal:
you must be plainly ignorant or just over confident. North is poor. How can a region that has less than 25% literacy rate be deemed rich?

Luckylife:
Op just one question that will reset your sense to normal mode . When did boko haram problems started ? Or do you mean Islam?

maestro2000:
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I pray the indomie generations to revisit their history teachers or the library or old magazines to be able to comprehend what my post was all about. People saying the North are uneducated are quickly to forget that this same north fed the South before and after independence before the boom of the oil with their pyramids( groundnut) and their tomatoes while few certain states in the Southwest was helping the Nigeria foreign reserves with bags of cocoa ( ondo state ).

Saying they are uneducated and looking down on them is what I am actually worried about,if care is not taking they will take us by surprise with their developments.

fulanimafia:
This comment just oozes daftness all over. This is why I'm more convinced you haven't been in the North, or you have only resided or visited the rural north as a result of your circumstances. The proof that you were too lazy or lacked the capacity to read and comprehend the post, lies in the truism that the fact that the OP was referring to the near future escaped you.

Which northern state capital is not more developed than that of the SE/SW at present? Which region has the best public infrastructure? What the author was referring to was economic prosperity. Quit spewing your ignorance and feed your eyes on this thread...

https://www.nairaland.com/1945471/true-face-north

plaetton:
Recently visited some parts of the North. Northern Nigeria has incredible potentials.
If only the people can start demanding more from their elites rather than an over- reliance on federal largess.

Ahmadu Bello erred when he insisted and weened Northern elites to rely exclusively on the army and the federal government as the only means of exerting and reaping their potentials in Nigeria.

Perhaps a new generation such as yourself can pass the massage along for Northerners to aspire beyond what the rapacious elites offer them.