The Chairman Board of Trustees of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu has described 2023 as a year of unpleasant memories, calling on Nigeria to make their approach to 2024 different.
Dalhatu made the statement In a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday, wishing Nigerians a happy and prosperous 2024.
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Dalhatu, who doubled as Wazirin Dutse said “2023 was a year of unpleasant memories, thus, our approach to 2024 must be different. We must not remain captives of our unpleasant past.
“We must strive to disentangle ourselves from our terrible experiences and forge ahead with renewed hope. There are opportunities out there waiting for us to explore. But it all depends on our efforts towards 2024.”
The ACF CHairman also called on well-meaning Northerners to come together in their respective communities for the common good, saying that, going it alone may not move our communities forward.
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He further drew the attention of the authorities concerned to form cooperative societies to enable northerners to access the Federal Government Interventions for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), especially in the area of Agriculture, and curtail the difficulties faced by our businessmen, especially those who export goods to other countries.
The Chairman also called on the Federal Government to make 2024 the Year for Youth Economic Empowerment and should develop a comprehensive database of “Youth Start – Ups,” especially in the ICT sector in the Northern part of the country, and come up with a major intervention programme to address their economic challenges.
On the insecurity, he said security forces must take a critical look at the strategies they adopted in the fight against terrorism, insurgency, banditry, armed robbery, kidnapping and other forms of criminality in 2023.
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The Chairman noted that “There is an urgent need for fresh thinking and innovations to resolve and crush the criminal elements once and for all.
While wishing Nigerians a happy and prosperous new year, the ACF BOT Chair said he will continue to peer review one another and also benchmark targets for regional development plans that will engender peaceful coexistence and people oriented programmes and shall continue to work closely with the Federal Government to create synergy that is critical to achieving meaningful development of the Northern Region and the nation at large.
