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THE DANGER of Deceptive Sentimental Ethnocentrism in Answering The Nigeria National Question: The Case of The NNPC Awarded Road Contracts Nationwide.

1. A Total of of N621b has been awarded for Road Construction Nationwide with 52% of The Money Earmarked for Road Construction in

the North & 48% for Road Construction in the South. If You however read some emotionally bankrupt sabotuers call elites, you will think it is an 80:20 split in favour of the North. He that is fixated on Tribal Sentiments with National Issues is not capable of developmental

Solutions even for his tribe!

2.The North Central is currently the most challenged when it comes to road Infastructure today. The roads between Kogi and Edo State are a no go area. The connecting roads between Kogi and Ondo States are death traps. The connecting roads between

Kogi and the South, between Minna and Kwara to the South are all very bad. So it is an easy decision really to ensure that the connecting roads in this region are fixed to allow for free flowing of goods. Now will the Parochial Bigoted mind think economy and trade ahead of

tribalism? I don't think so.

3. The North Central roads will take about N245b, Followed by the South South with N172b and Then the South West with N82b. The North West that is the home of President Muhammadu Buhari gets the least with N23billion for roads from these awards.

So this is not a case of PMB awarding roads to his immediate constituency. It is also not a case of the south being ignored or abandoned. Sukuku Bonds and Funds was shared Nationwide and so is this with effort focused on the worst affected areas of the North Central, South South

and South West. Why do people attach Tribal Terrorism to every national issues?

4. The North of Nigeria accounts for about 70% of Nigeria Total Landmass. So ordinarily without sentiments, more road based construction will normally be in the North of Nigeria. The North accounts

for 70% of the total food production Nationwide and most of those end up in the South. So without being sentimentally self destructive, it is a good thing to connect the North to the South properly to allow for movement of goods and raw materials down south via the North Central

Corridor. Is this not what NNPC is trying to do? Why would anyone in the name of hating the President, or in the Name of or fear of Islamization, Northernization and Fulanization be against what is favourable to him or herself?

5. Lastly, it is easier to construct road in the

North than in the South. The kilometers covered in the North will not be funded with the same amount for those roads are in the South. What you will spend on 100km of Road in the North may just cover about 30kms in the South. The Terrain in the South are more difficult and

immediately we sort out the road challenge in the North Central that is mostly Southern Bordered, We can gain a lot of millage with The Economy, With Trade and With New Infastructure. But, No all we worry about is Na North dey take our money to build roads. We go carry our

oyel soak Garri very soon! Meanwhile, The North has oyel now too you know, so it is a matter of time before our oyel stops being a bragging tool.

WE NO JUST WAN WELL FOR THIS COUNTRY!