of northern leaders is responsible for the
backwardness of the region, saying they have
abandoned diligence and selfless service and
resorted to personal aggrandizement.
Osinbajo made the remark at the opening ceremony
of Northern Reawakening Forum (NRF) Summit, held
under the theme "Building a Safe, Secure and
Economically Inclusive Northern Nigeria" and held at
the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, on Saturday.
He regretted that the elite had jettisoned the
foundation set by the founding fathers, leading to the
challenges confronting the country.
"Our history reminds us of the visionary leaders in
Nigeria, who fired our imagination through their
vision, diligence and selfless service, who did not live
or fight to enrich themselves; they did not leave vast
personal estates behind, but their names and
legacies live in the hearts of the people", the VP said.
"Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Abubakar
Tafawa Balewa, Mallam Aminu Kano, J. S. Tarka and
countless others clearly understood the varied issues
afflicting the region, thought through them, laid the
plans and worked selflessly to realize them".
He explained that in the 19 northern states of
Nigeria, the human development indices "are by far
poorer than the rest of the country".
Osinbajo said the Northern Nigerian Economic
Summit of 2012 was the first forum to draw attention
to some of the depressing statistics about the
condition of the North.
AbleMoJah® Nigeria.
No comments:
Write comments