The pioneer Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Hayford Alile, has stated that Northerners love for power has made life more difficult for their people.
According to Alile, who is now the Spiritual Leader of St. Joseph Chosen Church of God, many northern states are suffering and smiling but only take solace in the fact that they are in power.
Speaking with Vanguard, the cleric said some leaders from the region have failed to educate their people that life goes beyond power, adding that the recent quit notice on Igbos resident in north was a joke taken too far.
He said, “The truth is that some of the states, especially, unfortunately so, from the North are illiquid. They find life difficult to live and yet they pretend. The leaders in the North are not telling their people the truth that they are bankrupt, that we should work.
“It is unfortunate that our youths there have not been exposed to the reality of life are making such foolish statements (quit notice); that their own brothers should vacate the accommodation that they have worked for, even though geographically it is their territory.
“The best thing is to come closer to each other, know what the Igbo man in your area is doing that gives him the opportunity to build a house, buy a car and you are still walking around. Such opportunities abound there, it is available for you, much more available to young men in the North than an Igbo man who has travelled long kilometers from the East. It is surprising that some elders came in support of the youths.
“In my village, the elders share the stories of our life with us: how you were born, how they struggled to send us to school rather than spending money lavishly; but these ones supporting the youngsters to drive Igbos away..It is a joke taken too far. Thank God, specific tribal leadership in the South has not reacted badly to the issue. We hope that with time everybody will simmer down and listen to the wisdom of God.”
