Unfriendly south threatening the lives, dignity and possessions of northerners, says Gov Matawalle

Ebun Francis| Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle on Thursday alleged that the lives, dignity, and possessions of northerners are being threatened by the increasingly unfriendly South and has called on political leaders to help resolve such attacks in the interest of peace and unity.

In a statement he personally signed, Matawalle said he choose to make the assertion, for the benefit of peace and progress of the country, and to prevent the looming anarchy that some disgruntled, unpatriotic Nigerians want to drag Nigeria into.

“This is not the time to play politics or to play to the gallery, but a time to tell ourselves the real truth, for the benefit of peace and progress of our country, and to prevent the looming anarchy that some disgruntled, unpatriotic Nigerians want to drag the nation into,” the statement read.

“Considering the manner we play politics in Nigeria–politics without conscience–the public may expect a statement like this to come from a governor or a leader of the APC, but I choose to make the following statement even as I remain a proud member of the opposition PDP, for the sake of our nation; for peace to reign and in the overall interest of the North.

“So much is happening to the North and to Northerners as individuals. Today, their lives, dignity, and possessions are being threatened by the increasingly unfriendly South even as we try, as Northern leaders, to always calm the situation and to protect the interest, businesses, and dignity of all Southerners living in the North.

“Despite what Northerners are experiencing today in many parts of the South-West and South-East, in particular, all we hear is the conspiracy of silence from Northern leaders and elites who are supposed to stand firm, in the manner in which other leaders of the South are doing even when they know that their people are at fault. This must not continue,” Matawalle stated.