Moghalu reveals major cause of poverty in the North

The presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Kingsley Moghalu has blamed the Northern political elites for the prevalent poverty in the region.

Kingsley Moghalu made this known while speaking at the Ra’ayi Initiative for Human Development (RIHD) annual lecture in Kano.

According to him, despite the region having lots of political leaders and northern elites, it remains “the headquarters of poverty in Nigeria”.

The former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) also noted that “the problem with the north is the north versus itself”, efforts to reposition the north would begin with changing the people’s mindset.

“Rather than put in adequate measures to address poverty in the region, northern elite have been focused on their selfish and political aggrandizement.

“Selfishness of the northern political class remains the major cause of poverty and under-development in the regio

“Northerners should prioritise human capital development as there is a great need to fight youth unemployment, drug abuse as well as empower women in the region.

“The north must be modern. Nigeria and the northern Nigeria will not make progress until Nigeria is constitutionally re-structured,” he said.