Waziri advises northern leaders to develop region
The Chairman of EFCC, Farida Waziri, has advised leaders of northern Nigeria to develop the region or forget about the future.
Mrs Waziri, who made the call in Kaduna at the
10th anniversary of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), told the leaders to
stop claiming astuteness in national politics if they failed to improve
the fortunes of the region.
She advised the people of the area to emulate and
practice the humility, comportment, understanding, tolerance and
accommodation principles of the late Premier of the Northern region and
Sardauna of Sokoto, Ahmadu Bello, to regain their leadership role.
“Arewa of today is torn apart by religious and
tribal conflicts, which threaten to destroy any semblance of an economy
it may have,’’ Mrs. Waziri lamented.
She reminded them that the late Aminu Kano
regarded wastage of public funds as a treason, urging governors and
local government council chairmen to stop running their offices from
hotels and support the crusade against corruption as she also advised
the ACF to support the cause of the Niger Delta region to reciprocate
an age-long political alliance.
“Arewa must not only lead in the vanguard against
corruption but must be visibly seen to be doing it. “What we fail to
realise is that Arewa has failed to fight corruption and as a result,
it is becoming politically and economically irrelevant,’’ she said.
While soliciting for support from all Nigerians, the EFCC chairman
described corruption as the biggest killer disease in the country,
explaining that funds meant for development purposes were diverted into
private pockets.
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