Sen. Shehu Sani on Wednesday slammed northerners in power for seeing themselves as demigod and failing to use the opportunity to improve the wellbeing of people from the region. The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District stated this on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the Northern Senators Forum in Katsina state. He called on leaders from the region to redouble efforts in the areas of Education, agriculture, mines, ICT, tourism and health to stimulate growth and development in the region.
“Those in the position of power must see themselves as servants and not masters or gods or Demi gods. The north must stand up and end extremism and terrorism. The north must build bridges between its majority and minority ethnic groups.
“The north must prepare a post oil master plan for its socio-economic development. The north must start test running on restructuring by budgeting without dependent on federal allocation.
“The region must factor on 6 key areas; education, agriculture, tourism, mines, ICT and health. The north must revive its manufacturing sector. The north must empower its people, provide opportunities for the most vulnerable and end poverty and dependency culture. The north must see itself as a component of the Nigerian nation.
“The north must equally neutralize the menace of materialism and revive its moral values fading fast in the lives of its younger generation.”
