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abujagirl
Guest
Anytime the likes of Prof. Ango Abdullahi, Dr Junaid Mohammed, Mallam Adamu Ciroma, Lamido of Adamawa, Mr. Anthony Sani or any of the members of the Arewa Consultative Forum or Northern Elders Forum speak on national issues, there are some things that are constant in their speeches: Arrogance, condescension, threats, etc. If the matter has to do with national resources, two critical “words” must be present in their speeches: “Sharing” and “allocation.”
That makes you wonder: Don’t these “elders” feel that they are insulting the North by their fixation on “sharing?” Don’t they feel they are insulting the North by portraying the region as incapable of taking care of itself? Don’t the younger generation feel ridiculed by this unenviable image foisted on them by these elders? Most times when these comments fly around, the lone dissenting voice you would hear is that of Col. Abubakar Umar (retd.), a former Governor of Kaduna State.
Whenever there is a call for true federalism, regional autonomy or resource control, you are sure that it will be resisted vehemently by the North. Ironically, the South-West that cannot be called an oil-producing region, except for the little deposit of oil in Ondo State, supports resource control. The South-East which cannot really be called an oil-producing region also supports resource control. The South-South, being the real oil-producing region, naturally supports resource control. The South-East and South-West do not support resource control because they hope to gain much from oil proceeds from their regions; no, they support it because they believe that their lack of oil in large quantities would ginger them to be more creative and productive in other areas of life, so as to attain the desired developmental heights. They know that the sharing of proceeds from oil has hampered their growth for long.
Click source for more details: Punch
#punch
That makes you wonder: Don’t these “elders” feel that they are insulting the North by their fixation on “sharing?” Don’t they feel they are insulting the North by portraying the region as incapable of taking care of itself? Don’t the younger generation feel ridiculed by this unenviable image foisted on them by these elders? Most times when these comments fly around, the lone dissenting voice you would hear is that of Col. Abubakar Umar (retd.), a former Governor of Kaduna State.
Whenever there is a call for true federalism, regional autonomy or resource control, you are sure that it will be resisted vehemently by the North. Ironically, the South-West that cannot be called an oil-producing region, except for the little deposit of oil in Ondo State, supports resource control. The South-East which cannot really be called an oil-producing region also supports resource control. The South-South, being the real oil-producing region, naturally supports resource control. The South-East and South-West do not support resource control because they hope to gain much from oil proceeds from their regions; no, they support it because they believe that their lack of oil in large quantities would ginger them to be more creative and productive in other areas of life, so as to attain the desired developmental heights. They know that the sharing of proceeds from oil has hampered their growth for long.
Click source for more details: Punch
#punch