‘North is not afraid to separate from Nigeria’ – Babangida Aliyu

Governor of Niger state,
Babangida Aliyu, in whay many believe is a
veiled reference to threats from Niger Delta
agitators has said that he North is not
afraid of separation from Nigeria if push
comes to shove.
Aliyu spoke during a meeting with members
of the House of Representatives Committee
on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) in
his office.
“If Nigeria splits, the north can still survive
on its own contrary to the belief of some
people in other regions that the north
cannot survive if the nation disintegrates,”
the Chairman of the Northern States
Governors’ Forum (NSGF), stated yesterday.
“No community in Nigeria should be afraid
of separation. If some people want to go,
they should go, we will survive. We are not
scared of separation,” he said
“The same was said of Niger Republic.
Niger was the poorest country in the world
but today, if you see oil in Kano, Kaduna,
Sokoto and Maiduguri, it would have come
from Niger Republic.
“There is no way Niger and Chad can have
oil and improve their economy and the
north will not be able to do the same”,
Aliyu remarked.