North’s Real Battle Predates Tinubu—and How We Can Change Course

I read the recent analysis on the North’s crisis and it hurts—mothers burying children and families paying ransom with their last cow. Yet this incomplete story risks becoming a weapon that blames Tinubu alone and fixes nothing. Insecurity didn’t start in 2023. Abductions peaked higher under the last administration and are now trending down. Forces have moved into forest camps, creating more clashes. Bad news travels fast, but rescues often go unheard. Poverty up North has been structural for years. UN and NBS data show rates above 65% since 2018. This administration has launched agro-industrial zones, livestock ranching pilots, and expanded Almajiri schooling—but the pain of subsidy removal and forex reform hit first. Power and funds still sit with key northern ministers and the vice-president. True change means holding governors and senators accountable for budgets and security votes. Stop blaming identity. Demand specifics on schools, healthcare and roads.

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