Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) spokesman, Ango Abdullahi has made a shocking revelation: “The people from the South were always pretending that people from the North were cheating them.”

“Not minding the fact that Southern Nigeria was developed by resources from the North. Please, look for a book written by Adamu FiKa, the Waziri of FiKa on Nigeria’s budget before and after independence.”

“Each year, up to the time Nigeria gained its independence, none of the two regions was able to provide for itself. I mean none of the Western and Eastern regions had the money to effectively run the affairs of its region until they get financial support from the Northern region.”

“It was the same money from the North that was used to construct Nigerian Railways, refineries and other facilities. First oil exploration was conducted using money from groundnut pyramid, cotton, hide and skin among other cash crops from Northern Nigeria. However, these people tend to forget all these goodies provided by the North toward ensuring the unity and corporate existence of Nigeria. They always look down on us, feeling that Northerners are parasites in this country.”

The quit notice given to Igbo people to vacate the 19 Northern States before October 1st, 2017 by Northern Youth groups was also supported by the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF).