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So yesterday, everyone north of #MiddleBelt was shouting North Central this, North Central that.
So I asked myself, what is this north central they are talking about?
SIMPLE ANSWER: Total BS
LONG ANSWER:
To understand this, we must go into history;
We start with the 1950s
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So I asked myself, what is this north central they are talking about?
SIMPLE ANSWER: Total BS
LONG ANSWER:
To understand this, we must go into history;
We start with the 1950s
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@patrickanum has pretty much explained when we started carving the #MiddleBelt IDENTITY.
See this too for more foundational knowledge.
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See this too for more foundational knowledge.
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Now that we know these, let’s jump in.
In 1967, Gen Yakubu Gowon abolished the regional government system to create states. He created 12 states out of the 3 regions that existed.
Dr Alex Ekwueme, the first elected VP of Nigeria in 1979, noticed while in office, that in
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In 1967, Gen Yakubu Gowon abolished the regional government system to create states. He created 12 states out of the 3 regions that existed.
Dr Alex Ekwueme, the first elected VP of Nigeria in 1979, noticed while in office, that in
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Let’s X-ray 2023 elections in the north. It was largely peaceful, logistics problems was almost nonexistent. Where they existed, guess who reside there????
The #MiddleBelt people. From Borno to Kano to KD to Plateau to Abuja to Adamawa to Niger.
How can the whole of Kano election
The #MiddleBelt people. From Borno to Kano to KD to Plateau to Abuja to Adamawa to Niger.
How can the whole of Kano election
logistics be fine except the small part in southern Kano that are traditionally home to #MiddleBelt people and the current Igbo migrants?
How can the distribution of PUs and Wards in KD be gerrymandered to favor Northern KD despite us proving that Southern KD should actually be
How can the distribution of PUs and Wards in KD be gerrymandered to favor Northern KD despite us proving that Southern KD should actually be
bigger?
It’s only #onenorth when it serves an agenda to bully other regions in Nigeria. After that, everyone bears his father’s name. Once your name is not sounding someway, you’re treated with disdain as the other regions that was bullied with your existence.
Now, we see
It’s only #onenorth when it serves an agenda to bully other regions in Nigeria. After that, everyone bears his father’s name. Once your name is not sounding someway, you’re treated with disdain as the other regions that was bullied with your existence.
Now, we see
"unfortunately due to same late changes to Parliamentary business in the House of Commons" is the excuse the UK government are using for not turning up at #OneNorth The Great North Conference and instead sending a flagtastic video from Westminster. Not good enough. 
If our Parliament means that our Government cannot engage with us where we are then it isn't working and it needs to be reformed.
I read quite a lot anti-devolutionary opinion. And I understand the argument. But if we are to be One Nation rules from the centre then the centre has to at least make an effort. And since it doesn't, we need devolution.
Our head of corporate affairs @JamieFonzarelli begins a panel debate on skills at #NSNorthernPowerhouse
“We’re committed to creating a pipeline of skills to complete our mission and allow our community to access opportunities in the nuclear industry,” he says. #onenorth
“We’re committed to creating a pipeline of skills to complete our mission and allow our community to access opportunities in the nuclear industry,” he says. #onenorth
“Sellafield has always delivered in the national interest.
“The skills we’re developing will underpin the nuclear industry and drive regional economic growth.
“We’re investing in skills and education to deliver long term, sustainable growth.”
“The skills we’re developing will underpin the nuclear industry and drive regional economic growth.
“We’re investing in skills and education to deliver long term, sustainable growth.”
“Where skills gaps have appeared we’ve always moved swiftly to address them by investing in skills development.
“I urge the private sector in the north to step up and do the same.
“If it’s not going to be us that do it then who?”
“I urge the private sector in the north to step up and do the same.
“If it’s not going to be us that do it then who?”
