The discussion according to Alhaji Bafarawa, who briefed newsmen at the end of their closed door meeting , was aimed at charting the way forward for the north.
According to him, the north is in disarray and its unity is being threatened in all ramifications. He said that there was the need for the north to put its house in order.
Bafarawa said his visit to the General had no political coloration but basically to identify ways that the unity of the north could be achieved regardless of political differences.
“I did not come as a member of ANPP to visit General Buhari, and I did not come to see him on the ground of his own party, Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), I came to him to discuss in order to chart the way forward; on how we can unite in the North, because the north is in disarray.”
He described the north as masters of all trade politically, saying, “We need to unite since we are masters of all trade when you talk of political activities in the North. All the political parties in the country can be found in the north, therefore we have to concentrate and put our house in order.
“I have come to see my brother, General Buhari on how we can unite before we even talk of political parties. I came to see him as a senior brother and partner in progress in order to move the Northern region forward,” he stressed.
Bafarawa averred that there is a solution to the disunity in the north if issues affecting the north are not discussed based on political parties. “I think there is solution to our disunity in the north because before now discussions towards achieving unity has been based on political parties, but now I came to visit Buhari on personal ground to discuss the way forward for our people in the north,” he said.
He reiterated that the strategy will involve taking their time to plan things and see how they can come out with the way forward.
“What we are looking out for now is unity; we are not talking of CPC, ANPP or any other political party. All we are after is to see that the North is united.
“I think everybody is going to drop his political ambition for now until the time comes, because what is most important now is our unity. The people will decide the next political direction when the time comes,” he emphasised.
General Buhari who would not speak to newsmen, however, said he was in agreement with all that was said by Alhaji Bafarawa.
SOURCE: 24 September 2012
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