Northern-Nigeria Perspective

  Nomination of SA'ADU ABUBAKAR for the Tallberg NSF Eliasson Global Leadership Prize Alhaji Sa'adu Abubakar is a compelling nominee for the Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize, recognized for his exceptional and enduring transformational leadership spanning decades across education, community development, and impactful advocacy. His pioneering spirit and unwavering dedication have profoundly impacted the approximately 10,000 residents of Gambe, Nigeria, and resonate within the global network of over 100,000 alumni of General Murtala Muhammad College (GMMC) Yola, where his visionary leadership galvanized a remarkable centenary celebration and infrastructural revitalization. His innovative, community-centered approach and decisive action exemplify global leadership committed to tangible and sustainable progress on a significant scale. Background & Experience  Sa'adu Abubakar's career reflects a lifelong dedication to service and development, evidenced by hi...

*Davidson Rotshak Lar,* a cleric & Superintendent of Police in the Nigeria Police Force died one year after posting about this Article         ________________ *We have been innundated with the word North. Northern Elders, Arewa Consultative Forum, Northern Governors Forum etc.* But really we are asking , "who are these Northerners?" Let us borrow a bit from History. *When Obasanjo as President gave Non Fulanis sensitive positions in his regime, the sultan of Sokoto went with some Fulani Irredentists like Ango Abdullahi, and confronted him, and made allegations that the North was being marginalized. Baffled , Obasanjo Querried them, "Are Non Fulanis in the North, not Northerners?" The sultan said,* "NO, they are not."✔️ *Gen Obasanjo nodded his head to learn what he probably* had not known before.  *So we ask, "Who really are these Northerners?"* *We have not finished excavation of the historical precedences on this Pyhrric qu...