A new book written in Hausa language has linked problems associated with political failures in northern Nigeria to betrayal of trust and flamboyant lifestyle by the region’s politicians.
The book, titled “Kura Kuran Talakawan Arewa A Siyasar Najeriya,” (The mistakes of Northern Commoners in Nigeria’s Polity), was launched in Dutse on Saturday.
The author, a renowned political activist, Umar Danjani-Hadejia, also blamed the social and economic challenges bedeviling the region to the failure of moral standards amongst the political class.
Prof. Dahiru Abdulkadir of Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, and book reviewer, said that the book had captured some of the realities in the contemporary politics of the northern region.
The don also said that the author was right in identifying poverty, high level of illiteracy and greed among the factors which influenced the commoners’ decision regarding their choice for a righteous political leader at all levels.
Mr Abdulkadir said the…