
Northern elites, under the aegis of Arewa New Agenda (ANA), are set to engage the federal government with a set of proposals on how to proffer enduring solutions to the insecurity and poverty challenges ravaging the region, it emerged over the weekend.
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Yayale Ahmed disclosed that as elders, ANA would engage the federal government with a view of implementing the proposals for an enduring solution to the poverty question in the north.
The former SGF spoke while declaring open the Follow-on Conference Tackling Poverty in Northern Nigeria convened by ANA in Abuja.
Also present at the event were former governors: Isa Yuguda and Sani Yerima; Sen. Jonathan Zwingina, Hon. Babangida Ngoruje, former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi; Amb. Fatima Adams; and Chairman, National Hajj Commission, Jalal Arabi among several others.
ANA Convener, Sen. Ahmad MoAllahyidi, while presenting the proposals explained that it was the outcome of the first ANA one-day dialogue of November 2023 where the concerns of the elders about the northern youth restiveness, crime and criminality ravaging the region that has continued to deepen poverty in the region were reviewed to determine a way forward.
Following this, he said the elders formulated proposals, which include the Pathway to Prosperity Approach that involves matching vulnerable households and communities with the necessary skills to actively participate in the local econom