My dear northern governors,

   Here are some advice and solution that is of necessity at this trying and challenging moment in the history of our country Nigeria.

   The Kaduna declaration by some northern youth group might be right or wrong, but one good thing about the declaration is that it revealed some information that people like me are not even aware of, e.g. it was after the declaration that I knew the huge amount of investment that the igbos invested in the north, because the northern igbo leaders have revealed how they invested more than 44trillion naira into Arewa economy.

   Investment of 44trillion can generate a minimum of 2trillion naira annually to the 19 northern states, if you share 2trillion among the 19 northern states, each state would get nothing less than 100billion annually, which would be far much more than what each state is getting from the federation account.

   A state like Kaduna that should be second or third among top ten northern states with igbo investment, should be able to generate nothing less than 250billion naira annually, from igbos investment. And I think it will be better for northern states governors to start thinking on how they can cash into this revelation by northern igbo leaders, restructure their revenue generating agencies for more effective revenue generation than just ordering for the arrest of youth group that make the Kaduna declaration.

   Northern states can generate much more revenue from southerner’s investment in the north, if they move step further and practice what I call discriminatory TAX collection, where the southerners should be paying 50percent more than what an average northerner should be paying. Don’t say it will be injustice to the southerners if such method should be adopted, because I do not think you will be happy if you were in my shoe, where as a northerner, living as a tenant in an igbo man house here in Kaduna and precisely Tudu nufawa, the igbo landlord decide to increase my rent by 25percent, while the rest of my co tenant that are igbos were not affected by the increase in rent, how will you feel if such discrimination is been carried out against you? If an igbo man can come to the north, build house, discriminate between his tenant, make a northerner to pay more than what the rest of the igbos pays in the same building, why should it be a big deal if northern governors decide to discriminate in favor of northerners in TAX collection?

   If our northern governors can utilize the potentials in the southerner’s investment across the northern region, no any southerners will ever call northerners  parasite. They will never advocate for any disintegration, because the north would have been far more richer than it is today. They say if snake no do wetin mekam become snake small children go use him as rope. We have greater potentials than the south, but unfortunately for us, our leaders are playing politics with our potentials, as in the case of this Kaduna declaration of a thing. Northern governors action against the youth that gave the igbos quit notice is not that bad, but it will be too bad if they fail to see the positive side of the declaration and utilize the potentials in igbos investment of 44trillion to develop the north. Ahmad Sardaunan Ina dalili is just trying to make a common sense. Facebook/Ahmad sardauna ina dalili twitter @ahmad dacholom.