Northerners have sunk lower in all indices of human existence, group tackles Buhari
- President Buhari has been blamed for all the woes of northern Nigeria
- This is the position of a northern group claiming the region has sunk lower under Buhari's watch
- Also, the group said the federal government should dialogue with Boko Haram and bandits
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The situation in the country is bad, a coalition of northern groups has declared. According to them, Buhari's presidency is filled with bad governance.
The coalition made this known after a convened summit titled: ‘Northern peoples summit’ at Arewa House in Kaduna state.
According to them, northerners have “sunk lower in all indices of human existence” under the watch of the president, The Cable reports.
Going further, the coalition in a statement urged the Buhari administration to find ways to dialogue with bandits and Boko Haram insurgents.
They said this is needed for peace to reign in the north.
The coalition consists of 17 groups including the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF).
The statement read in part.
“The North invites the attention of President Muhammadu Buhari, Northern Governors and legislators to the fact that under their watch the North has sunk lower in all indices of human existence."
Also, the coalition called for the restructuring of the country, nothing it is necessary for the survival of Nigeria as one entity.
“The North believes that restructuring the country is now a vital necessity for survival as one united entity. The North will not be stampeded or blackmailed into taking major decisions around rotating the Presidency."
“For Nigeria to survive, all parts of the country must equally commit to supporting its continuation as one entity, without equivocation or subterfuge. The North extends an invitation to groups that are genuinely interested in discussing the future of the country."
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that Professor Ango Abdullahi, the chairman Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), declared that the north would not vote along ethnicity and faith lines in choosing leaders in 2023.
He said the northerners had learnt their lesson at a great cost.
Legit.ng gathered that Abdullahi stated no northerner should assume he is guaranteed the support and votes of northerners simply because he is one of them.
In another development, claims by the Arewa Consultative Forum that northerners are being attacked in the south have attracted a lot of heated reactions from some prominent socio-cultural groups
Among organisations that have debunked allegations by the ACF that citizens of northern origin are being constantly victimised are the Yoruba Council of Elders, the Ijaw Youths Congress, and the Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
These and other claims were made on Wednesday, April 7, by a leader of the Northern Elders Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi.
Source: Legit.ng
