Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of
representatives, says the current level of insecurity is unparalleled in
Nigeria’s history.
Dogara spoke in Kaduna on Thursday while chairing
a northern security meeting convened by the Arewa Research and
Development Project (ARDP).
He said the situation in the north is even worse, adding
that of the 19 states in the region, only the federal capital territory (FCT)
and Kwara state are relatively peaceful.
He blamed the situation on poor leadership and failure of
leaders to organise a society that works for all.
According to him, the red flags were there but the leaders
failed to take caution, a mistake he says everyone is now paying for.
“We are confronted with a crisis that is unparalleled in our
history. The death spiral appears unstoppable. Increasingly, it is becoming
harder and harder to distinguish us from our enemies,” Dogara said.
“There was no shortage of early warning signs and as a
matter of fact, our philosophers such as the late Sa’adu Zungur of blessed
memory had warned that this dystopian era was fast approaching but we ignored
all.
“We are now paying for our collective negligence. Our
economic debris have become too conspicuous to be ignored. As it is, we are now
trapped in a prison of mirrors, where
lies are answered with new lies.”
He said with the situation of things, “it’s like our slow
motion walk to self apocalypse is assured”
He added that the north was running out of time and decisive
actions needed to be taken so that future generations would inherit the region
in “one piece and not in pieces”.
“In tackling these problems, we must realise that guns do
not kill and killing does not
necessarily bring peace except peace of the grave,” he said.
“Violence is taking roots because poor leadership model has
been exposed as a lie, an empty ideology used to satiate greed instead of
addressing social inequality and injustice.
“We are running out of time, it is crystal clear that the
North cannot withstand the kind of contradictions that exist now.
“The north is on fire ignited by us either by our actions or
by what we permit or allow.
“Those who truly love the North must now come out and accept
responsibility and begin the salvage mission, bearing in mind Prof. Andrew
Haruna’s warning that the North was handed over to us in one peace, we must
therefore not pass it to our children in pieces.”
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