Dogara noted that despite being in power for 40 years, the North remained impoverished due to its leaders’ inability to invest in meaningful projects
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former Nigeria’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has slammed Northern leaders for failing to develop their region despite staying in power for 40 years.
He made this known on Friday at a town hall meeting for Christian leaders in northern Nigeria on Friday.
Speaking at the event, tagged “Church and Society: Tax Reforms and Matters Arising,” Dogara addressed issues surrounding governance and development in the country.
According to the former federal lawmaker, the Northern region of Nigeria remained impoverished due to its leaders’ inability to invest in meaningful projects
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He went on to state that President Bola Tinubu is not the problem of the North, adding that the South had not come to cheat the northerners.
Dogara said, “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.”
