North Central is The Marginalized Region, Not Southeast – Arewa Youths

Yerima Shettima, National President of the Arewa Youth consultative Forum, AYCF, has said North Central of Nigeria is the real marginalized region, not the South east.

Shettima pointed out that people of southeast should hold their leaders responsible for the shortfall of infrastructure in the region.

Speaking with DAILY POST, the AYCF president said:  “When they say they are being marginalized, I don’t understand how and where they are being marginalized.

“They say it’s because they are not allowed to come into governance, can you stay behind and seek power? Is power something that you can just threaten people, then get it?

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“And if they are talking about being marginalized, what happens to the North Central? North central has never produced the number two person in the seat of governance, but the Southeast had. They had SGF and Senate President.

“The North central has gotten nothing since 1999 till date. If there is any region that has been marginalized, then it’s the North central and they have not agitated or killed anybody, or held the country to ransom. So what marginalization are they talking about, there is nothing like marginalization.

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“Don’t they have the number of Senators required? Don’t they have Ministers, governors? So, why are they channelling their anger to the centre and not to their leaders? What are the governors doing with all the fundings they are getting?”