*say he hates region
Irked by the comments credited to Alhaji Aliko Dangote which
cast them as jobless youths seeking relevance, a coalition of
northern youths, Thursday, descended heavily on the African richest
man, saying he is a moral liability to the northern region.
The youths also described Dangote as “final destination where
every corrupt government official dump their public treasury
loot.”
The coalition has the memberships of the 6 northern youth groups
which recently issued a quit notice to Igbo people from the south
east resident in the north to exit the region before October 1 this
year.
The groups included Arewa Youth Consultative Forum led by Alhaji
Yerima Shittima; Arewa Citizens Action for Change led by Nastura
Sharif; Arewa Youth Development Foundation led by Aminu Adam; Arewa
Students Forum led by Alfred Solomon; Northern Emancipation Network
led by Abdul-Azeez Suleiman as well as Northern Youth Vanguard led
by Joshua Viashman.
Gathered under the umbrella name, “Coalition of Northern
Groups”, CNG, the youths accused Dangote of working against the
cause of Northern region, saying he “can only boast of a very
negligible presence by way of investment even in his birthplace,
Kano while citing more than 70% in the South.”
According to a statement titled “In Response to Aliko Dangote’s
Ranting”, signed by the spokesman of the group, Abdul-Azez Suleiman
and released yesterday in Abuja, the youths said that they were not
surprised that the business mogul took a parallel direction with
other notable northerns such as Professor Ango Abdulahi in the quit
notice because of his poor education or religious training.
Affirming their belief, the youths said that “Kaduna Declaration
has finally exposed the bankruptcy of many northerners such as
Dangote who have turned traitors after riding on the goodwill of
the region’s past leaders who sacrificed everything to beaqueth a
fair environment to future generations.”
Dangote while hosting Lagos Business School in Ijebu-Lekki,
Lagos recently was quoted as saying “some guys who have no
relevance and values came out to issue a warnign that Igbo should
leave north. I am surprised everybody started talking about this
nonsense. Why are we talking about it? Obviously, in a place where
there is a lot of joblessness, it is expected that this kind of
jobless people wpuld come with all sorts of anger. We understand
the reason why they are angry, but they cannot justify their action
when they have decided not to work. They only issue senseless
warning to keep themselves relevant”.
Meanwhile, the CNG’s statement read in
full:
“The Coalition of Northern Groups would ordinarily not have
bothered to respond to inconsequential criticisms coming from
people like Aliko Dangote but for the fact that they may assume
some importance within the context of northern leadership.
“We all know that Dangote and all those that appear
uncomfortable with our Kaduna Declaration are those who thrive from
condescending against northerners and the northern values.
“They represent a pack of scavengers who would readily negotiate
the general interest of their people in order to cover up their
dirty sources of wealth and fame.
“In particular, Dangote has never been and can never be among
genuine northern patriots and therefore his support for, or
opposition to anything that tends to serve the interest of the
region and its people is inconsequential and is not expected.
“If anything, Dangote is no more than a moral liability to the
cultured north having become the final destination where every
corrupt government official dump their public treasury loot.
“He is therefore morally liable along with other Igbo
accomplices for the economic hardship wrought on Nigeria in the
past 25 years.
“We are therefore not surprised that Dangote should openly
oppose this course that is endorsed by all well-meaning northerners
and the likes of Professor Ango Abdullahi and several other secular
and religious scholars of note.
“This is because Dangote is never known to have had any form of
conventional education or religious training before venturing into
dubious money-making schemes.
“He is also not expected to support anything North because in
the pursuit of wealth, he has come to develop an endemic hatred for
his northern kith which exposes why, as the richest man in Africa,
Dangote can only boast of a very negligible presence by way of
investment even in his birthplace, Kano while citing more than 70%
in the South.
“Most importantly, we are very much proud that we are only
“jobless’ as claimed by Dangote, but then, none of us has the
record of ever being involved in drug peddling or currency
counterfeiting.
“All our lives, since childhood, we have never been found
wanting in any money-worshipping venture to the point of criminally
peddling hard drugs and, or forging hard currency.
“We are also happy that the Kaduna Declaration has finally
exposed the bankruptcy of many northerners such as Dangote who have
turned traitors after riding on the goodwill of the region’s past
leaders who sacrificed everything to beaqueth a fair environment to
future generations.
“Dangote and his likes should note that it is now a different
North from the one they at will exploit with their cutthroat
entrepreneurship.
“They should also note that the Kaduna Declaration is a strong
and meaningful statement that cannot be wished away by the rantings
of the traditional explotative bourgeoisie.
“We nevertheless challenge Dangote and other northern traitors
to dare test their populrarity against the Kaduna Declaration for
them to really know how insignificant they are worth.
“And we challenge Dangote to test the political waters by making
the mistake of accepting the well-known plots by Olusegun Obasanjo
to get him to run for the presidency; that is when he would know
the true cost of betraying one’s own people.”
*say he hates region
Irked by the comments credited to Alhaji Aliko Dangote which
cast them as jobless youths seeking relevance, a coalition of
northern youths, Thursday, descended heavily on the African richest
man, saying he is a moral liability to the northern
region.
The youths also described Dangote as “final destination where
every corrupt government official dump their public treasury
loot.”
The coalition has the memberships of the 6 northern youth groups
which recently issued a quit notice to Igbo people from the south
east resident in the north to exit the region before October 1 this
year.
The groups included Arewa Youth Consultative Forum led by Alhaji
Yerima Shittima; Arewa Citizens Action for Change led by Nastura
Sharif; Arewa Youth Development Foundation led by Aminu Adam; Arewa
Students Forum led by Alfred Solomon; Northern Emancipation Network
led by Abdul-Azeez Suleiman as well as Northern Youth Vanguard led
by Joshua Viashman.
Gathered under the umbrella name, “Coalition of Northern
Groups”, CNG, the youths accused Dangote of working against the
cause of Northern region, saying he “can only boast of a very
negligible presence by way of investment even in his birthplace,
Kano while citing more than 70% in the South.”
According to a statement titled “In Response to Aliko Dangote’s
Ranting”, signed by the spokesman of the group, Abdul-Azez Suleiman
and released yesterday in Abuja, the youths said that they were not
surprised that the business mogul took a parallel direction with
other notable northerns such as Professor Ango Abdulahi in the quit
notice because of his poor education or religious training.
Affirming their belief, the youths said that “Kaduna Declaration
has finally exposed the bankruptcy of many northerners such as
Dangote who have turned traitors after riding on the goodwill of
the region’s past leaders who sacrificed everything to beaqueth a
fair environment to future generations.”
Dangote while hosting Lagos Business School in Ijebu-Lekki,
Lagos recently was quoted as saying “some guys who have no
relevance and values came out to issue a warnign that Igbo should
leave north. I am surprised everybody started talking about this
nonsense. Why are we talking about it? Obviously, in a place where
there is a lot of joblessness, it is expected that this kind of
jobless people wpuld come with all sorts of anger. We understand
the reason why they are angry, but they cannot justify their action
when they have decided not to work. They only issue senseless
warning to keep themselves relevant”.
Meanwhile, the CNG’s statement read in
full:
“The Coalition of Northern Groups would ordinarily not have
bothered to respond to inconsequential criticisms coming from
people like Aliko Dangote but for the fact that they may assume
some importance within the context of northern leadership.
“We all know that Dangote and all those that appear
uncomfortable with our Kaduna Declaration are those who thrive from
condescending against northerners and the northern values.
“They represent a pack of scavengers who would readily negotiate
the general interest of their people in order to cover up their
dirty sources of wealth and fame.
“In particular, Dangote has never been and can never be among
genuine northern patriots and therefore his support for, or
opposition to anything that tends to serve the interest of the
region and its people is inconsequential and is not expected.
“If anything, Dangote is no more than a moral liability to the
cultured north having become the final destination where every
corrupt government official dump their public treasury loot.
“He is therefore morally liable along with other Igbo
accomplices for the economic hardship wrought on Nigeria in the
past 25 years.
“We are therefore not surprised that Dangote should openly
oppose this course that is endorsed by all well-meaning northerners
and the likes of Professor Ango Abdullahi and several other secular
and religious scholars of note.
“This is because Dangote is never known to have had any form of
conventional education or religious training before venturing into
dubious money-making schemes.
“He is also not expected to support anything North because in
the pursuit of wealth, he has come to develop an endemic hatred for
his northern kith which exposes why, as the richest man in Africa,
Dangote can only boast of a very negligible presence by way of
investment even in his birthplace, Kano while citing more than 70%
in the South.
“Most importantly, we are very much proud that we are only
“jobless’ as claimed by Dangote, but then, none of us has the
record of ever being involved in drug peddling or currency
counterfeiting.
“All our lives, since childhood, we have never been found
wanting in any money-worshipping venture to the point of criminally
peddling hard drugs and, or forging hard currency.
“We are also happy that the Kaduna Declaration has finally
exposed the bankruptcy of many northerners such as Dangote who have
turned traitors after riding on the goodwill of the region’s past
leaders who sacrificed everything to beaqueth a fair environment to
future generations.
“Dangote and his likes should note that it is now a different
North from the one they at will exploit with their cutthroat
entrepreneurship.
“They should also note that the Kaduna Declaration is a strong
and meaningful statement that cannot be wished away by the rantings
of the traditional explotative bourgeoisie.
“We nevertheless challenge Dangote and other northern traitors
to dare test their populrarity against the Kaduna Declaration for
them to really know how insignificant they are worth.
“And we challenge Dangote to test the political waters by making
the mistake of accepting the well-known plots by Olusegun Obasanjo
to get him to run for the presidency; that is when he would know
the true cost of betraying one’s own people.”