by MALLAM USMAN MAIKANO
It is not my intention here to hold brief for Prof Gana but I must confess that I am at a total loss on what parameter comrade Jega utilized to arrive at his assessment of Prof. Gana’s antecedent and credibility. In any case, it is my humble opinion that if most of our leaders from the North are as honest, brilliant and dedicated to duty as Prof. Jerry Gana, the effort and achievements of our late hero, Alhaji Ahmadu Bello, would not have been in vain. It is a fact that those moving around today and appropriating to themselves to be the leaders of the North are the same persons that supervised the economic and infrastructural degradation of the North. Comrade Mahmud Jega’s main complaint in the write-up under consideration is that Prof. Jerry Gana organized a “Phoney” Northern political summit. But it beats ones imagination to label a conference that was organized and attended by Chief Solomon Lar, Alhaji Shehu Malami, the Governor of Kaduna State, Chief Bernabas Gemade, Prince Abubakar Audu, Senator Bala Mohammed, Senator Isiah Balat, Engr. Mohammed Abba Gana, Dr. Hassan Adamu and many others as phoney.
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