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Northern Nigeria And Her Legendary Realities By Prince Charles Dickson.


"When a folks have suffered for too lengthy, they are going to drink fairytales on fairylands with insatiable gullibility." (Hamilton Ayuk).


My admonition this week dwells with a bit of Nigerian–the North and it's a do-no-favors essay, name it the reality, or falsehood, name it nonsense, be bitter or be complimentary about it, I actually don't care–or higher nonetheless I care sufficient to inform us the way in which I see it.


The phrases of Malcolm X sums up my subsequent few paragraphs. "You’re not speculated to be so blind with patriotism that you simply can’t face actuality. Mistaken is flawed, regardless of who says it."


The myth–Aboki is supposedly an Hausa time period that's used to explain the man up North, he could also be hausa, nupe, berom, fulani, shua, however largely he's ignorantly Hausa to all and poor, he's both mai-guard (gateman), mai-ruwa (water), mai shai (tea), mai-doya (yam), mai-reke (sugarcane), mai-miaa (blackmarket gas); no matter he's, he simply must be mai-one thing or mai-every part. He's a symbolism right now to different Nigerians of violence and false face of Islam. He's ‘misunderstandingly’ understood.


Then we've got the Alhaji, he's all the pieces above ‘cept that he's presumed wealthy, and in latest instances harmful too, he could possibly be a sponsor of Boko Haram too, however for a ‘typical’ southerner, there's the allure of his riches whether or not by way of politics, oil, or ‘voodoo’ who cares. He's there in abuja, port harcourt and lagos. He actually doesn’t care about his North, he's a hypocrite to the core with out his data.


Now to extra of these legendary realities and points, that has left a area on her knees, no different time than now has the North confronted an id disaster and combat inside herself. Who're the Hausas, who're the Fulanis, and the way in regards to the Hausa- Fulanis, what actually is the place of the Islam North, actual, media creation and when or how actually did Boko Haram start, how in regards to the Christians within the North?


Is the North nonetheless united as was the case, what about her oligarchy and some leftist socialist activists that set the talakawa agenda, what occurred?


What's it that must be understood concerning the alamanjiri system and institutional begging within the North?


Now wait, this can be a lie however who's afraid, I problem any Christian to clarify the parable of killing within the title of religion as a result of there are 70 virgins someplace. And earlier than we scream, has the North been this violent, is it actually about marginalization and if certainly, who marginalized who, Abacha, Shagari or IBB, it actually isn’t the brand new child on the bloc Jonathan, that doesn’t even know Zungeru or Toro?


Through the week, it was Jonathan violates Nigerian legal guidelines, corners N3billion common hospital for personal city, Otuoke. Can Namadi violate the regulation too, think about if Northern governors violate the legislation to carry hospitals and good roads and colleges even of their villages?


The North and the agitating Center Belt is an emotional wreck, an ideal image of an abused bride, that at the moment is even afraid of a hug of reconciliation, with rehabilitation and reconstruction a far cry.


If the North decides to go away from Nigeria, will the opposite element half combat to maintain it and would or not it's actually 19 states, is Plateau North, when there’s no love misplaced between the Plateau folks and the North, does Taraba consider in North, Southern Kaduna, elements of Nassarawa, Benue, Kogi and so on?


Individuals nonetheless imagine that up North we're all empty land mass and goats, unproductive, and leeching termites caught on Nigeria due to the oil, if not, why the hue and cry of PIB when Zamfara’s mines are gold for the asking and we might develop a self-enough and exportable agrarian group?


We don’t share Boko Haram’s ideologies, in keeping with Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima, however actually who believes him or us. What's the arewa ideology?


Everyone seems to be on a blame experience, the majority stops at Jonathan’s desk, however as ‘Northerners’ have we blamed brother TY Danjuma, or alfa IBB, mallam Lamido, dr. Babangida Aliyu or rev Yuguda and Ministers, legislators, and their ilks, what examples have they set?


A lot is mistaken with the North–I problem my brothers from Katsina/Jigawa/Kebbi/Zamfara and so on to inform me two corporations that make 30 million naira a month after salaries are paid and utilities are sorted.


Niger State Governor, Dr Babangida Aliyu who occurs to be one of many gubernatorial issues within the North, laments that the economic system of the North has crumbled attributable to insecurity unleashed on the area by Boko Haram insurgents.


He regrets the massive military of unemployed youths within the North stating that there was pressing want for the revival of the Northern economic system and job creation. However how are we doing that, apart from energy should come again to the night time, and our ordinary its a birthright mentality.


What number of Ashaka/Larfarge cement firms do we've got within the North, NASCO in Jos is lifeless, funeral rites solely being delayed baring a miracle. Identical for the Kaduna textiles trade.


What and the place have the billions of 14years gone to within the North? Universities out of non-public initiative litter the South and up right here what are we doing, arguing who has suffered extra casualties between Christians/Muslims.


Okay it must be poverty, that’s one ideological faculty of thought for the bloodbath and mayhem, even Obama thinks so, I agree solely to the extent that actually … "countries will not be delivering for his or her folks and there are sources of battle and underlining frustrations that haven't been adequately dealt with". On this case, the North has failed herself.


The North has equally failed…"to give her individuals alternative, training and resolve conflicts via common democratic processes,".


… "in phrases of human capital and younger individuals, I believe the best funding any nation could make, not simply an African nation, is educating its youth and offering them with the talent to compete in a extremely technological, superior world economy". Nigeria has failed on this regard and the North has woefully crashed in similar vein.


The North will rise once more, how, if I might ask, by threatening a lame duck presidency that features her son as veepee or by sharia-lizing, 2015: Northern govs set to dump Jonathan, how foolish can we be, who informed us that we're the majority anymore?


The South-west regardless of Tinubu’s crookedness is chasing a semblance of regional integration, the South East and South-South should not omitted. States have even gone forward to point out/use their emblem/insignia and are creating identities. We're nonetheless seen as Fulani herdsmen asking for reserves on different peoples’ lands and looking for nomadic schooling as a result of we can’t do common faculty.


We have to bash ourselves, the North, arewa must cease mendacity to itself and her individuals, there are present realities, the place can we match into it?


I'll finish this admonition within the phrases of considered one of the issue sons of the North, Bro. TY Danjuma, "We must assume extra, pray extra, plan extra, work tougher, RELATE Higher, and discuss much less. Battles are higher fought and received via knowledge and technique than by means of inflammable pronouncements and political tantrums." That is to the North however it does apply to Nigeria, the present hate quotient is high–for how lengthy, solely time will inform.