Atiku And The Northern Companies: Why Nigeria Cannot Go BackwardsBy Fattykolly Ibn Alimi
• Former Vice President of Nigeria An Arewa Voice Asks: "Where Are The Companies You Collapsed?" A video is trending from the North. Not a politician. Not a party spokesperson. Just an angry Arewa man in a yellow babanriga, speaking directly to camera. His message was simple and devastating: "If Nigeria were divided today, poverty would kpai people in the North." And then he asked the question no one in the opposition wants to answer. THE LIST THAT SHAMES A GENERATION The man didn’t shout slogans. He listed names. Dates. Places. Over 44 companies. "I'm asking Atiku. I'm asking El-Rufai. I'm asking Obasanjo. Where are those companies?" He went down the list: - Nigerian Paper Mills, Kwara - Collapsed 2005 - Lafiagi Sugar Company, Kwara - Collapsed 2005 - Nigerian Bottling Company, Kano/Kaduna/Plateau/Borno - Collapsed 2004 - Kaduna Fertilizer Company - Collapsed 2002 - Ariwa Textil...