You are servants, not demi-gods - Shehu Sani tells northern leaders
- Senator Shehu Sani has told northern leaders to see themselves as people’s servants
- He said the north must focus on education, agriculture, tourism, mines, ICT and health, to steer development in the region
- He also noted that the region should revive its manufacturing sector, and prepare a post oil plan
Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central at the Senate has said that those in power in northern Nigeria must see themselves as servants, not as masters or demi-gods, Cable news reports.
NAIJ.com gathered that he said this at northern senators forum retreat which held in Katsina on Tuesday, December 12.
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Sani said the north must focus on education, agriculture, tourism, mines, ICT and health, to steer development in the region.
He added that the region must also revive its manufacturing sector, and prepare a post oil plan.
“Those in the position of power must see themselves as servants and not masters or gods or demi gods,” Sani said.
“The north must stand up and end extremism and terrorism. The north must build bridges between its majority and minority ethnic groups.
“The north nepost-oilst oil master plan for its socio-economic development and future.
“The north must start test running on restructuring by budgeting without dependent on federal allocation.
“The north must factor on 6 key areas; education, agriculture, tourism, mines, ICT and health. The north must revive its manufacturing sector. The north must empower its people, provide opportunities for the most vulnerable and end poverty and dependency culture. The north must see itself as a component of the Nigerian nation.
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“The north must neutralize the menace of materialism and revive its moral values fading fast in the lives of its younger generation.”
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that Senator Sani, who represents Kaduna Central senatorial district in the upper house of legislature, tweeted on Sunday, November 26 that the president's loyalist are only supporting him because he is in power.
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Source: Naija.ng