The Northern Senators’ retreat which took place in December 2017 in Katsina, was remarkable for three reasons. First, its agenda pointed to the fact that Northern leaders, as always, are willing to put politics aside and face squarely the issues of common interest, such as the election campaigns in 2018/2019 and the future of Nigeria.
Top on the agenda for the retreat were the 2018 Budget proposal, insecurity in the defunct Northern Region and the clamour for restructuring. Also included were discussions about poverty in the region.
On poverty, for instance, the Chairman of Northern Senators Forum, NSF, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, pointed out to his colleagues: “Poverty sits rather pretty in the North. This is unacceptable. It is within our powers as legislators and political leaders to make every federal budget have the right impact on efforts to lift the North out of the…
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