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From Jude Owuamanam, Jos
The Convener of the Initiative for Better and Brighter Nigeria (IBBN) and spiritual Director of Evangelical Bible Outreach Ministry International (EBOMI), Dr. Isa El-Buba, has berated northern leaders for leaving the north poverty stricken and insecurity ravaged.
He therefore tasked the northern elites to change the narrative of the North being perceived as the poverty and insecurity capital of Nigeria through developmental projects and empowering the people
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the skill acquisition programme of 300 people from the Dr. Isa El-Buba Foundation (DISEF) in conjunction with the King Solomon Empowerment Initiative in Jos, Plateau State, El-Buba scolded the elites for their lackadaisical posture towards the plight of the downtrodden.
According to him, the time has come to change the negative narrative through empowerment of the people in various skills in addition to education, adding that the northern elites have the capacity to do this.
The cleric said that the concept of the skill acquisition programme was based on the economic hardship in the country, which has further made quite a lot of people, especially the young ones, idle.
“The rate of poverty in Nigeria, especially in the north has become so endemic; the people of the region have been abandoned. That is why we took this initiative as part of our contribution to the economic empowerment of the young ones in the northern part of Nigeria.
“No one gave us a penny towards this venture; we sold some of our property to achieve this as part of our contribution. We train people to be able to train other people, training them in making some household products, among others.
“The worst of all is Northern Nigeria; the north is the poverty, bandit, and terrorist capital of the world,” he advised.
