The Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum and former Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof Ango Abdullahi, on Saturday lamented that the North had lost the values that once defined the region, saying that the decline had contributed to worsening insecurity, poverty and underdevelopment.
Abdullahi spoke alongside political economist, Dr. Usman Bugaje, at the third edition of the Late Gen. Hassan Usman Katsina Memorial Conference held at Arewa House, Kaduna, with the theme, “From Sacrifice to Strategy: Rekindling Gen. Hassan Usman Katsina’s Vision for a Prosperous Northern Nigeria.”
He said the North, once admired for its discipline, integrity and sense of purpose, had lost the moral values that made it a respected region.
“The North has lost its values. You may not want to hear this, but that is the case today. If we have not lost the values we inherited from our parents and our pioneer leaders, the
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