How Northern leaders failed Nigeria after 40 years in power – Dogara

Dec 21, 2024

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By Miracle Ogunde

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has stated that the North remains the same, impoverished despite their leaders ruling the country for 40 years.

According to him, President Bola Tinubu is not the problem of the North, stressing that the South had not come to cheat the northern people.

Dogara made this statement at a town hall meeting for Christian leaders in northern Nigeria on Friday.

According to him, the northern region remained impoverished due to its leaders’ inability to invest in meaningful projects.

At the event, tagged “Church and Society: Tax Reforms and Matters Arising,” Dogara addressed issues surrounding governance and development in the country.

“We are all northerners, and it should be made clear that President Tinubu or the South is not our problem; they have not come to cheat the North.

“That is out of the question. Some are claiming that Yoruba people are getting appointments, but let’s reflect.

“We ruled this country for over 40 years when northerners were in power. What did we achieve? The North remains the same, impoverished by our own leaders,” Dogara said.

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2 responses to “How Northern leaders failed Nigeria after 40 years in power – Dogara”

Hassan, S.

December 24, 2024

It is the reality that the North has always refused to accept. Problem is in-house, given every opportunity to think outside the box but the leaders became selfish, greedy & thoughtless in the foolish sense of entitlement. Let Northerners bear the brunt untill ready to change the paradigm.

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Don Moraco

December 21, 2024

Admit you are part of the larger northern problems mr dogara cos as speaker you only develop your local government as unfinished projects(which started during your speakership) are still visible in your constituency. Furthermore, as speaker not just your LG or constituency or state or region, you represent the whole country. Can we see some landmark achievements across (only) bauchi

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