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How Jonathan stopped Egyptian style revolution in Nigeria - Masari

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Hon Aminu Bello Masari was former Speaker of the House of Representatives between 2003 and 2007. In this interview with GBENGA OKE, he responds to issues of insecurity in the North and assertions of ambivalence by northern leaders, the preparedness of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the political battle ahead and the crisis that has recently enveloped the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF. Excerpts: I t is alleged that majority of Northern leaders are ambivalent on the Boko Haram insurgency. Why? If you want to exploit people, deny them education. And in the North education is being denied to the public because public schools there have collapsed. [caption id="attachment_403934" align="alignleft" width="272"] Aminu Bello Masari[/caption] The only schools functioning are private schools but how many parents can afford it? Secondly, the public health system has also collapsed. So now people have to provide water, security, education, health care system...