Buhari, El-Rufai, others ought to apologize to North – Gov Uba Sani

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has stated that previous leaders from the North within the final 20 years ought to apologize to the folks for the woes they’re at the moment experiencing.

Sani claimed that anybody who had held a political workplace within the final 20 years should have a look at himself within the mirror and apologize to the folks of Northern Nigeria for letting them down.

The governor said this in an interview with Day by day Belief newspaper, the place he said that he doesn’t have downside with these criticizing the federal government.

Nonetheless, Sani expressed displeasure with previous leaders from the zone who’ve now turned critics of the present authorities.

The governor claimed that the issue of northern Nigeria didn’t begin two years in the past however within the final 20 years, noting that these in authorities positions throughout the interval are a part of the issue.

He stated: “Why did we struggle the navy up to now? As a result of we have been combating for the folks, we weren’t combating to contest for the election. We have been combating as a result of we wish democracy to be entrenched in Nigeria. I don’t have downside with these criticizing the federal government .

“However whenever you’re combating a authorities that you just have been a part of, you contributed to the state of affairs the place it’s at the moment. Anyone from Northern Nigeria who held a political workplace within the final 20 years, all of us should have a look at ourselves within the mirror and apologize to the folks of Northern Nigeria, we allow them to down.

“The issue of northern Nigeria didn’t begin two years in the past, we’re trying on the trajectory within the final 20 years. I can provide the statistics and knowledge. I do know the poverty index of Northern Nigeria. I do know the variety of folks in Northern Nigeria which might be financially excluded.

“Folks are inclined to neglect when Buhari was in energy, he spent tons of of billions in the direction of social interventions. However I’ll let you know why the north turned poorer even after that as a result of 70 p.c of those who stay in northern Nigeria, notably the lots, are utterly financially excluded.

“Each human being, in case you’re a former president, governor, vice chairman, senator, home of Rep member within the northern Nigeria up to now 20 years, I’ll let you know you’re a part of the issue. That’s is why I don’t imagine we must always deceive the northern Nigeria. That’s is why I don’t imagine we must always misinform them.”