Co-founder of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN), Alhaji Sani Zangon Daura, hasreacted to the claims that other regions in Nigeria are better endowed in terms of natural resources than the North.
The elder statesman stated that the North has more oil in Nasarawa than the entire South and South-East has, and that the North also has gas in Bauchi. He acknowledged that Allah has blessed the North with numerous natural resources, like gold, coal, and the rest.
Speaking in an interview during a television programme, he stated that the North has 80% of the landmass in Nigeria, which is a plus for the North because land is a finite resource.
According to him, “We have oil in Nasarawa, more than what we have in the South and South-East; but it is still the political will that is needed to explore it.
“We have gas in Bauchi in large commercial quantities, and the importation of gas is even greater than that of oil. Almost everywhere in the North, Allah has given us natural resources, gold, and the rest”, he further stated.
