Chief Goddy Uwazurike, a former delegate to the 2014 National Conference and the then President of an Igbo socio-cultural organization, has claimed that the Hausas are not political leaders in the North and the political leaders are the Fulanis. He said they are looking beyond political leadership, and that was how the eighteen states that were proposed came about.....Read The Full Story Here ▶
As reported by The Sun News, Goddy Uwazurike said, “Let me shock you; there are many minorities in the North.
Down south, we see everybody as either Hausa or Fulani, but that is not true. Hausa is a language; yes, there is a Hausa tribe, but it is a language.
The Hausas are mainly farmers and traders, but they are not the political leaders in the North; the political leaders are the Fulani, and they are spread in all the Northern states, so we were looking beyond political leadership, and that was how the proposed 18 states came about. So, Ikenga and Nwoko are free; let the agitations continue until the civilians do the right thing. That’s my answer
Chief Goddy Uwazurike, a former delegate to the 2014 National Conference and the then President of an Igbo socio-cultural organization, has claimed that the Hausas are not political leaders in the North and the political leaders are the Fulanis.
He said they are looking beyond political leadership, and that was how the eighteen states that were proposed came about.
As reported by The Sun News, Goddy Uwazurike said, “Let me shock you; there are many minorities in the North.
Down south, we see everybody as either Hausa or Fulani, but that is not true. Hausa is a language; yes, there is a Hausa tribe, but it is a language.
The Hausas are mainly farmers and traders, but they are not the political leaders in the North; the political leaders are the Fulani, and they are spread in all the Northern states, so we were looking beyond political leadership, and that was how the proposed 18 states came about. So, Ikenga and Nwoko are free; let the agitations continue until the civilians do the right thing. That’s my answer
