04/02/2024
DAUDA, BAGO, ZULLUM, OTHERS, AWAKEN AREWA THE GIANT!
It is becoming more and more glaring that some Northern Governors are just filling the gap.
How on earth would these Governors with the humongous Federation Allocations, grants, loans and IGRS going into the states remain uninspiring and visionless?
Northern states should start bilateral or Multilateral development Projects between themselves.
What stops Borno-Yobe-Bauchi-Plateau, Kaduna-Niger -Kogi from building a super highway towards south? Mount tollgates and generate resources?
What stops katsina-Kano-Zamfara, Kebbi, Plateau and Niger etc from forming a Joint multifaceted security patrol to comb all the forests and flush out all the bandits?
What stops the Northern Governors from floating a Development world class bank instead of the current exploitative commercial banks that borrow them funds at almost 40% Interest?
What stops nothern Governors from building one economic capital, one industrial capital, one tourist capital, one Agricultural capital, one Academic capital etc in the states of the North, like UAE is to the Arabs, and Switzerland is to Europe?
The world is moving towards Integration and globalisation but some Northern Governors are rather compartmentalising the region for petty political powers.
The more United you are the stronger you become in anything; Security, Economy, Agriculture and Manufacturing.
It is not next jet science for all these to happen, it only requires one or two sittings for every state to present its SWOT for adoption and implementation.
Times is going and Northern Governors seems not to know what agenda to chart for the region leaving the North to discuss petty issues like Dauda Kahutu Rarara, Laylah Ali Othman, Sadiya Marshal, Hadiza Aliyu and Yahaya Mohd Usman and so on with a growing population of jobless youth discussing who bought what type of car, house or who is going out with who? or dancing and Twerking shamelessly on TikTok and insulting each others on Social Media.
This challeng is more to Dauda Lawal who happens to be a High level Banker turned Politician and now Zamfara State Governor. A lot is Expected from Governor Dauda Lawal, alot of Northerners hold him in high esteem and see him as a Professional that will bring alot to not just Zamfara but North and Nigeria, same with Zullum, Abba Gida Gida and a few others.
Instead of allowing mediocre Northerners and some uniformed people leading the discourse for Northern Nigeria, elites and political leaders should close the communication space with more informed issues.
For instance If Lagos needs the FAAN head office because of the volume of Aviation Activities in Lagos, is Bank of Industries not located in Abuja which is Northern Nigeria? Why are Northerners and Northern Governors not leveraging on its proximity to the states?
Why are northern Governors not coming together to pull resources together complete Baro Port? This is a task for Governor Umar Bago
Northern Governors should sheath their political egos, stop blaming Federal Government or looking up to Federal Government for everything, look deeply inwards with honesty and sincerity, start Immediately and in 2 years a lot will be achieved.
Like IG Wala posted sometime ago, if Chinese will come to the North to buy grains what stops someone from the South from coming to the North too to buy? Northerners go to Onitsha and Lagos to buy too. North should coordinate itself.
Nigeria belongs to all but we must develop all parts to make it liveable and it begins with political leaders.
Yahaya Mohammed (Sai Baba)
Abuja
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