By Albert Akota
The North Central Development Initiative (NCDI) has urged President Bola TInubu to pay more attention to North Central in his national appointment, saying the region has played a vital role in mobilizing voters for his emerganced in 2023 general election.
The Chairman of the group, Comrade Musa Otigba who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, said for the spirit of equity, justice and fairness, and as a way of compensation or rewards efforts, the North Central should adequately represented in the national security architecture of the country.
According to him, North Central should be given priority to remedy the identified injustice and exclusion meted out to the he region because they have capable hands that can head strategic government agencies like NIMASA, NPA, NNPC Limited, BCDA, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FERMA, NEMA, RMAFC, NPC, PSC, etc,
He urged President Bola Ahmed TInubu erase the suspicion in some quarters that, there is a deliberate attempt to continue to undermine the North Central region and its people under this administration.
Otigba emphasised that North Central region deserves better deal that it has gotten so far in this government and appeal to the party under the leadership of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to take deliberate steps to compensate the North Central for been denied its legitimate right within the party structure.
He noted that despite the efforts and contribution to the enthronement of this administration, the requests made above are North Central rights and not on the basis of any favour but as peaceful and loyal party men and women who have tremendous respect for the president and his government.
Otigba “appeal to Mr. President, to please, consider these requests and make immediate pronouncements that will calm the already tensed nerves of the north central people and to save the region from political exclusion and irrelevance.
Otigba said “Mr. President sir, you are the father of this nation Nigeria, and we, the North Central people are also your children. “We still believe in your ability to correct the wrongs as we have always known you to be a leader with listening ears and who believe in justice, equity and fairness to all.
“The region have heard you mentioned on several fora, that whenever you are doing something wrong in any direction, your attention should be called to it. And It is only this medium that we can use,”he said.
