By: Afam Uche
I think every right thinking human should actually agree with this premise that El Rufai posited because i think it’s the way to go and that is what countries like the US have imbibed and this has made them what they are today.
However, i think El Rufai is either ignorant or drunk with tomfoolery to the point that he may not even understand the implication of his own statement. It is my duty to make some assertions based on the reality on ground and for the benefit of this post, i will be doing so by comparing the North and South.
The Southern part of Nigeria is head and above the north as it relates to Education, so there shouldn’t be any such thing as federal character in the admission of students because only those who are more brilliant should be admitted after we’re not all equal.
Still based on our advantage in education, the south should be heading most government institutions and people with good educational backgrounds should be at the helm not career politicians.
The south provides over 90% of the resources that sustains the country and as such, should actually take bulk of the proceeds of these resources, afteral unequals cannot be equal.
Let’s even assume that the north is more populous and we are aware that it has more land than the south. Does this mean that the resources from another part of the country should be used to massage their overbloated self worth?
The only premise that agrees with the statement is the fact that not all states or regions are equal and as such, every constituent units should be allowed to develop based on the resources at the disposal. The north should focus on farming and areas where it has it’s strengths while the south does the same thing. Only then shall unequals not be equal.
Afam writes from Port Harcourt
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