NORTH HAS NO LEADERS –EMIR

Emir of Kazaure, Alhaji Najib Hussaini Adamu, yesterday said the North has no leaders. The royal father reiterated that those parading themselves as leaders of the zone were merely out to enrich themselves while pretending to be leaders of the people.

Alhaji Adamu maintained that the present leaders in the North had become so isolated that they are hardly found in public functions that did not benefit them directly.

Speaking on the topic, “Crisis of leadership as a source of conflict in Nigeria: The way forward”, organised by Arewa Media Forum (AMF), in Kaduna he maintained that the North lost sincere leadership after the death of the Premier of the region, Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello, many years ago.

His words: “North lost its leadership right from the death of Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello. So right now there is no sincere leadership in the North.

“The leadership problem the North is facing today, which the country is taking part of it, is caused by our leaders in the position of authority. Some of them will steal millions of naira and look for boys to cover them up, and at the end of the day, these boys will turn to something else.

“The most painful aspect of it is that our leaders have become isolated, even as the Emir, I cannot talk to some of them because they have made themselves inaccessible.”

The Emir noted that it was only during a political rally that the leaders would be found in his hall, but in an avenue to tell the truth, the hall would be empty.

He stated: “I agreed with the issue that there is no religious fundamentalists in the North, but extremists who do not know the idea of their religion.

“The way forward is for the people and the leaders to go back to the doctrine and teachings of the two religions, Islam and Christianity.”

However, the former Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Professor Ango Abdullahi, blamed the leadership crisis in the zone on the followers, saying that if the followers were obedient, did things along the teachings of the two religions and follow good examples shown by the leaders, everyone would be better for it.

His words:”However, both the leaders and the followers must agree on common interest, otherwise there will be no peace.”

Source: National Mirror