North: ‘How Can We Accept 90% Illiteracy, How Can We Accept 90% Poverty In The Nation?’ – Gumi

Islamic Cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has stated that the North cannot continue accepting a 90 percent illiteracy and poverty rate in the nation, calling for urgent intervention to break what he described as a vicious cycle of ignorance, poverty, and disease.

Speaking during an interview with Daily Trust, Sheikh Gumi highlighted the interconnected nature of these challenges. “We have to break the vicious cycle of this problem that is ignorance, poverty and also disease. We have to break the cycle because they are all feeding into each other. So how can we accept 90% illiteracy? How can we accept 90% poverty in the nation? This is unacceptable. You know advanced nations when they talk about unemployment they’re talking about 6% that makes their politicians have sleepless nights,” he said.

Sheikh Gumi warned that the North is significantly lagging behind Nigeria’s three southern geopolitical zones across all critical development indicators. He noted that whether in the Northwest, Northeast, or North Central, northern regions are playing catch-up in all areas that matter.

The cleric described the statistical disparities as alarming, insisting that the region’s failure to invest in youth education has created a demographic crisis where large youth populations remain unprepared for participation in the modern economy.

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