Sani Abdulrazak: Northern Nigeria – Before the sunsets
and gold in the North West, to the abundant tin, lead, zinc and massive iron ore deposits in the North Central, and gypsum, kaolin and hydrocarbon in the North East among others. A region blessed with vast, lush fertile lands for agriculture, with its people so religiously multifarious comprising about 200 tribes having so much colorful cultural heterogeneity. They are known to be hospitable and accommodating with the highest sense of tolerance.
The soul searching questions we need to ask ourselves are; how did we get to this quagmire, and what are the root causes of these lurid miasmas bedeviling the North? How did we go from the agricultural and industrial hub of West African sub-region to creating a massive pool of savvy unemployed population of youth ready to be recruited into the hydra headed monster threatening our collective unity and coexistence? How did we collectively disobey the wise counsel and warnings of our religious and...
It is also not surprising that one of the root causes of our security challenge is the gargantuan number of out of school children in the North leading to high level of illiteracy resulting in the brobdingnagian level of poverty in the region breeding more children of anger and peeve. The state Governments of the region must as a matter of urgency address the Almajiri system of education, also, by declaring education up to senior secondary level not just free but compulsory.
Religious and traditional rulers as the fathers of the region have a very big role to play in restoring the region to what it used to be. They must reach out and work collectively with all stakeholders towards restoring peace and unity in order to move the region forward.
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