Northerners
14 Aug 2024
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Chairman for Rivers State and Southern Nigeria, Musa Saidu, has expressed deep concern over the alleged continued marginalization of Northerners in Rivers State by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. In an interview with The Guardian in Port Harcourt, Saidu alleged that since Fubara took office, Northerners have not benefited from his government,…
4 Aug 2024
Civil rights activist and former member of the Senate from Kaduna Central district, Shehu Sani, has said that Northerners should blame themselves for the underdevelopment in the region, while also knocking Arewa leaders for drawing the country backward for the past five decades. Sani, in a statement on his Facebook account on Sunday, said no…
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