Abdul-Azeez Suleiman
Spokesperson of the Coalition of Northern Groups, says the North today is led by people poorly-prepared and ill-equipped to lead leaving, consequently the people at the mercy of armed crime and unforgiveable poverty.
Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the Spokesman of CNG made the disclosure at a brief message he delivered at the kogi state edition of the Maitama Sule Leadership Lecture Series Held In Lokoja, said bad leadership has led to derision of the North from other parts of Nigeria which once held the region in awe and marveled at its systems and quality of leadership.
According to the Spokesman, ” You, the youth, must work to replace those leaders who think power is an end in itself; who mobilize you only during elections, sowing seeds of division and leaving everyone poorer and more insecure.
“To do this however, you must join politics and resist the temptation to live in perpetual blame of past leaders and doing better than them.
” The past cannot be entirely remedied, but a future can be built on a strong foundation that benefits from a flawed past.
” Join politics therefore, to make a difference; to educate children of the poor; to bring peace to communities; to stop corruption and end insecurity.
” Watch out for the children who do not go to school; who roam around begging; who are poorly-brought up; who are tempted by crime and drugs because these will be the standard by which the future will judge you.
The spokesman continued: ” You must watch out for disparities between wealth and poverty, and work for an inclusive society that provides at least the most minimal of equal opportunities for all Northerners and Nigerians.
” Learn to be strong by building strong economics and enterprising people, and youth that can grow with pride and faith that the foundations you laid for them will endure further development”.
The CNG urged the youth to remain vigilant over the direction and fate of the nation, Nigeria, tasked them to send strong messages that the rest of the country will make a terrible mistake if they assume that the current challenges around security have turned the region into marginal elements in all calculations on the future of our nation.
He reiterated the fact that the north has implicit faith that they will overcome its current challenges, said they cannot do so, until Youths, of the new generation commit to work to ensure that you do not fail the next generation.
He said the CNG, is committed to working with Youths, students in higher institutions, to continue to play a significant role in the affairs of the Nation; promising that at the end the Youths will be proudly remember those who stood and attempted to take advantage of the North’s current challenges.