By Henry Umoru
ABUJA — The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2027 election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said the Northern region has suffered more from decades of poor leadership and corruption than from insecurity or population growth.
Adebayo, who described the North as Nigeria’s greatest untapped economic asset, said the region possesses the land, population and productive capacity required to drive the country’s economic transformation if its leaders prioritise good governance over politics.
The SDP candidate spoke at the Arewa Awareness Summit on Unity Against Insecurity in Kaduna, where he said discussions about Northern Nigeria had been dominated by challenges while its strengths and opportunities remained largely ignored.
“The problems confronting Northern Nigeria are obvious to everyone. Nobody needs to be convinced that they exist. What we need now is leadership that is prepared to implement the solutions,” he said.
