And what he has had to say since he assumed the throne of his fore-fathers and great uncles in 2014, has not been good music to the ears of power and authority.
The reason for this lengthy excursion to the past is simple. One, the emir is consistent. His theme is unchanging because the situation he had declaimed with passion overtime has remained unchanged, and, apparently, unchangeable. Neglect of the poor, fueling more poverty which has contributed to the North having the dubious distinction of holding 87 percent of Nigeria’s poverty with at least 50 percent residing in the North West.
When Governor El-Rufai turned 60 last week, he gave a bash. And he gave the opportunity for Sanusi to bash the Northern establishment. He said no Northern leader should feel happy today not with the unflattering statistics of utter failure of leadership. “As we celebrate Nasir at 60, we need to celebrate him as a public officer who is addressing the core problems of his constituency. It is education, it is child begging, parental irresponsibility, demographic growth and ….etc. You need not to come from the North or being a Muslim to get a job. You come with your credentials, your competence.”
But we can profit from some historical perspectives to the Northern conundrum. The North, if truth must be told, has lumbered clumsily behind the rest of the country with the evident satisfaction of a spoilt but pampered member of the family. When the colonial overlords came, they found the traditional system of administration in the North suitable for their purpose and decided to leave it severely alone. They adopted Indirect rule.
She says: “in the development of cash economy and the production of crops for export, the North limped far behind the rest of the country. Social change and Western education came last and least to the North.”
That's to tell you God never sleep, you channel everything in the country to yourselves and your region yet very poor,
Tell them the truth
You drive a Rolls Royce phantom. You live in a palace. You're married to several young women. I think you're happy Don't be a hypocrite
They are their problem, when one senator has 4 wifes and 27 children how is sustaining them? When he loses that senate seat that is the end of that family, Boko Haram will takeover from there.
A governor of a state purchased 100 computers for 100million naira... It's not only outrageous but also ridiculous and laughable. These people need to wake up.
them can make it happen. They are the major problem of this country from corruption to insurgency.
God bless you Emir Sanusi,you've always been an advocate of truth. The problems of the North are their leaders because they deliberately impoverished them. 90% of the Northerners lacked basic education and that is why they are so primitive and backward. They need revival and only
And you are sitting on $3bn Kano Emirate funds. Feeding fat and spending on your 4 wives and more than 20 children. Your children goes to the best schools abroad and you keep telling us about how poor the north is. You lack conscience and empathy Sir.
the State of things ! How can a Governor in one of the States in the North justify purchasing 100 Computers for 100m Naira, if not for the continued debauchery of the Commonwealth ? Can I make these Complaints louder than this ?
Generation of Leaders that forcefully appropriated Leadership of this Country( whether appropriate or otherwise is not my concern here) after the Sardauna, jettisoned this lofty scheme & instead were after SELF AGGRANDISEMENT & are the people now shedding Crocodile tears about
I do remember with nostalgia as a Primary School Pupil in Ilorin in the 60s, as in other parts of the North when every Friday we were provided with Skimmed Milk( provided by USAID) & Soap to wash our Uniforms. All these, ostensibly to encourage School Attendance. It irks that the
&/or Proxies/or Fronts for those in Government. I was very petrified when SLS became the Emir of Kano. The Talakawas did lose a pungent & Intellectually sound Advocate. He would have served his people better as a Governor. His recent experiences with Ganduje is poignant example.
his son & that is the haven of stolen fortunes by Nigerian Leaders from the Northern part of Nigeria. The late Professor CLAUDE AKE had posited a long time ago that ' there is no Nigerian Rich man that was not assisted through Government Patronage as Contractor or Money Launderer
The irony of this is that, the richest man in Africa is from that part of the country. Statistics also show that the region has the highest number of rich (political) elites. moyo_ahmed, Northernyouth, kanostate, GovKaduna, Gombe_Emirate, OfficialJGSG, BornoGovt...
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