The emir, who insisted that no “true Northern Nigeria leader” was happy with the problems, said the North should stop relying on a quota system and federal character. At El-Rufai’s 60th birthday, Sanusi singled out the Kaduna State governor for praise. The truth is, nobody who is a leader in Northern Nigeria today can afford to be happy. You can’t be happy with millions of northern children out of school. He said the choice was made to downplay religion and ethnicity in Kaduna State, having inherited a state that was so ethnicized and religionized.

Source: Punch February 18, 2020 00:22 UTC