When The North Is In Slumber -By Abubakar Muhammad Sani

Ever since the return of democracy from 1999 to date, the northern part of Nigeria has produced two Presidents, namely:-

Late Umaru Musa Yar Adua (2007 – 2010 ) and late Muhammad Buhari (2015 – 2023). However, in addition to that, the North didn’t only produce two presidents, rather they have a record of ruling or in other words holding a sensitive and most powerful office from the period mentioned till date; to mention few among the public office holders:-

1. Late Abba Kyari (Barno State )former Chief of Staff to the late and former President Buhari.
2. Mal. Yayale Ahmed ( Bauchi State) Secretary to the Government of the Federation to the late and former President yaradua.
3. Colonel Sambo Dasauki Rtd ( Kebbi State) National Security Adviser to the former President Jonathan
4. Babagana Mangulu ( Barno State) former National Security Adviser to the late and former President Buhari
5. Lieutenant Colonel Rtd Abdulrahman Dambazau ( Kano State) former Chief of Army Staff to the late and former President yaradua.

Among many more that can’t be listed or mentioned here.

These made Northern Nigeria in general to play a vital role towards reshaping and actualizing Nigerian Politics, besides it is hard for you to sight an example of a President from Obasanjo to Tinubu that won election without the North support, but why the north is always at last, why is North under slumber despite these?.

” Baa mugun sarki sai mugun bafade” this is to borrow a Hausa adage, meaning ” sometimes a problem could arise internally or out of envy from within “.

The two days town hall meeting or sensitization that was organized by the famous and oldest Ahmadu Bello Sardauna Memorial Foundation that took place in Kaduna; have indeed served as an eye opener to those who were seeing the Tinubu -Shatima administration as an enemy of North to understand where exactly the problem lies.

The gathering is far beyond numbers and it’s not a business as usual, because the north has been producing key political actors that ended up doing nothing to them.

The event has clearly changed Northern intellectual and visionary youth’s mindset from their negative thinking and false perception on the administration of president Tinubu.

I’m optimistic that if the foundation can maintain it’s status quo and liaise with the Northern Governors, the Northern Elders Forum and the Northern past leaders from different backgrounds or institutions, I’m sure the North will surely one day wake up from its slumber and stop fabricating or misinterpret governance.

Abubakar Muhammad Sani, CICS,MYALI, MAPSSON
amsani2580@gmail.com
Writes From Kaduna