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Friday, March 20, 2009

RE: UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE NORTH

Have read your article (Daily Trust, March 18, 2009), wonderfully written. Amma Mallam don't you think the time for talk-talk is now over. Typical Nigerian will analyse issues and proffer solutions theoretically but to put it to practice is what becomes another problem of itself. I made a similar analysis on Understanding Ethno-religious Conflicts in Northern Nigeria (Sunday Trust, March 15, 2009).The question is; are we ready to take the challenge of changing things in the North or shall we continue filling pages of newspapers day-in-day-out without practically coming with something tangible and workable solutions that will help uplift the lives of our people? There are a lot of people with similar views but are scattered in different part of the North, if we can sincerely and honestly come together, I have a strong belief that we can at least stop this and then may be those coming after us finish the job.This demands determination, sincerity, honesty and sacrifice. Are we ready? We are already victims of bad governance, is now left to us to allow these decomposed elements in our society=A0to continue to toil with our destiny and the destiny of our children. We have few options, we don't have a house in GRA, talkless of erecting high walls to protect ourselves from Kalare boys. But we live within them or our relatives may be, since we are lucky to have a job may be in Abuja, which is little bit far from the ghetto and we can confidently say we are more secured from the machette of blood thirsty ethnic chauvinist since we live in the same city with Mr. President.But my friend let's stop deceiving ourselves, the poor people we ignore in the rural areas and the ghettos and shanty towns around us may one day come to us and we have no where to hide. Our actions are going to consume us. We either act now or else we will not have chance, the day our people realised that we have nothing to offer them, that is the day me and you and all those who are responsible for all we see in the North will have nowhere to run.The generation before us are not ready, in fact they are responsible for what is happening to us. This might be harsh but it is the truth. Had it been they care about the North and its people we will not have found ourselves in the present pathetic condition we live in.In my village, in 1980, when I entered primary school, the population of the village was not more than 2500, but today that the population has trippled we maintain the same primary school, with only two additional class room blocks. Our maternity was upgraded by a youth corper in 2006 with the help of the community.We have only three university graduates, 6 diploma, 1 HND and less than 50 secondary school graduates. But who cares? What happened to the rest is anybodies guess? Majority of those who finished secondary school are becoming semi-illiterates? Do you know why? they finished with 9 F9s. Their only source of livelyhood is farming. I don't need to tell you what happened to agriculture in the North.That is why I think we need to do something, but sincerity, honesty, truth and sacrifice have to become our watchwords. Are we ready? If not let's make it a hobby to fill the pages of newspapers everyday with good and well written analysis of the problems in the North. I will read you and send you a message like this; Nice work Mallam Salisu or Kai Mallam Salisunnan ya fadi gaskiya amma manyammunnnan ba ruwansu. Sai a ce yau Mallam Salisu su ne manya a Arewa, then our children will curse us by saying Allah ya tsine wa manyan Arewa, ba abinda suka mana. And it will soon come. Or if we are not lucky they go for the other option.Thanks Mallam Salihu, let's us see how we can change the situation in the North.Kabiru Danladi,Lawanti Village, KM25,Along Gombe-Bauchi Road,Akko LGA, Gombe State, Nigeriakblondon2003@yahoo.com08054546764, 08035150369

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