Prof. Sani Abubakar Lugga, the 5th Wazirin Katsina, has called on the northern region of Nigeria to unite and prepare for self-determination, much like their southern counterparts. Speaking at a community engagement event organised by the Coalition of Northern Group (CNG) in Katsina, Lugga stressed the need for northerners to brace themselves for the possibility of separation from Nigeria, reflecting on the persistent calls for secession from the South. Lugga lamented the lack of unity among northerners in defending their rights, contrasting it with the determination of groups like the…
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Self-determination agitation: Proposed UN protest divides Southern, Middle-Belt leaders
A proposed plan by the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination, (NINAS), to hold a one million-man march at the United Nations in New York, United States during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 76th session next month, seems to have divided Southern and Middle-Belt groups. NINAS spokesman, Maxwell Adeleye, had earlier in the week announced the proposed march, saying it will be led by NINAS’ chairman, Prof. Banji Akintoye among other leaders of the group. The march, scheduled for between September 14 and 21 2021, is to protest the…
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