There is no love and no glue holding north Nigeria together. Sultan of Sokoto When Boko Haram ravaged the northeast, the north west and north central basically did not give a damn.
We have it on record that several northern governors were paying Boko Haram six digit emoluments to keep “their” problem in the northeast. We have a list of such governors including for Kano and Bauchi. It is also on record that on several occasions when Boko Haram terrorists were arrested, the governors of northern central states; examples: Kano and Sule Lamido of Jigawa, released the captured terrorists and gave them transport busses and cash to kindly go back to “their Borno.” That is how far the love of the northeast goes. Had the Danfodio empire quickly stood up against Boko Haram plaguing the northeast, the crisis would have ended swiftly, but these Fulani-elite dominated regions did not give a hoot.
There was no condemnation of Boko Haram from the Sultanate in spite of recurrent cries for such from the observant and distressed Nigerian socialites. Sokoto Prince Dasuki was loading trailer with cash as Borno burned. His in-law and former NSA and US-spy in Nigeria and also former Minister of Defence, Aliyu Gusau, blamed for enabling Boko Haram establish in the northeast did the same. The northeast appeared to be a play or rather, trash ground for these Fulani sons. Gen. Aliyu Gusau (Rtd), implicated It can be recalled that even certain strong party men like PDP chairman, Bamanga Tukur at the time praised Boko Haram as “fighting for justice.” This was the predicament that led to the near eradication of a discarded Kanuri empire. With a series of stupendously wealthy bloated partner governors, SAS and Shettima who cared even less for their people, partners in crime who made statements like, “my people cannot read so do not waste your time with media propaganda against me,” Borno was to be killed and buried. The reward of Borno governor with chairmanship of the northern governor’s forum has its deep message. But the lack of love in the north extends way past this. Some argue that there never was a healthy, love relationship in “north Nigeria,” but rather a predatory and exploitative commensalism. Firstly it is no secret that much of the northern elite despise President Buhari. There was not a single elite voice campaigning for him during the April elections. Not one. And that is apart from so many who were the men of the PDP. Buhari almost lost Atiku’s Adamawa..or did he actually lose it?
The masses did the trick. They made Buhari win, not the elite. The northern elite like most elite tick for cash. While northern Imams are sponsored from Saudi Arabia to promote the Saudi intolerant Islam extremist doctrine in Nigeria, the northern elite have typically depended on government cash. A Buhari presidency would block that for sure and so hardly any one of them openly campaigned for him and a recording purported to be a northern elite being played by Radio Biafra proved this very point where a so-acclaimed “Alhaji” said they preferred Kwankwaso and did not want Buhari. This noted. It is important to highlight the other schisms that further tear the fragile and economically broke north of Nigeria apart.
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