The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has identified insincerity and commitment on the part of leaders in the north as the cause of the present situation in the region.
Speaking on the occasion of traditional rulers’ and Northern States Governors’ Forum meeting in Kaduna on Thursday, he warned, “lf we don’t change, our situation will continue to be worst.
“I will like to also once more remind us, so many of us who are also religious leaders, to caution against inciting and ambiguous words on issues that shouldn’t have been brought up.
“What we do or how we go about some of these issues, I think it is important for us as leaders to watch our words, you don’t make ambiguous statements which will be very difficult to withdraw.
“We are aware of the implications, because the social media is so negative now that people formulate stories that never existed and polish it to be true.
“During our last meeting six months ago, we spent a lot of time and so many things were discussed. But from the earlier discussion, is the North much bettter? Now than we were six months ago? If yes, it means we are making progress, and if no, why?
“All that has been the problem is to implement decisions taken at such meetings by everybody. I think we are not short of solutions or further recommendations to all our problems.
“I think at this meeting, we need to discuss what came out of the January meeting, how far we have gone in trying to implement some of the decisions we have taken and chart the way forward.”
While commending some governors for hard and resilience towards their proactiveness on aspect of education in the North, he assured all and sundry that the traditional rulers were collectively committed to making the north a better place for all live in.
“I assure you of our support, and I want you to continue to see us (traditional rulers) as partners in this long and tough journey to emancipating our people from the grip of poverty and lazy life,” he assured.
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