The North Must Hold the Centre: A strategic imperative, by Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi, FNSE The discourse presented by Ambassador Usman Sarki on the existential challenges confronting Northern Nigeria—rising insecurity, educational stagnation, and entrenched poverty—offers a sobering yet necessary roadmap for the region. His core thesis is both timely and compelling: the North’s survival lies not in the seductive rhetoric of secession or isolation, but in the deliberate, disciplined act of holding the centre through internal renewal and institutional responsibility. Nigeria’s unity is under sustained strain. Yet, as Sarki rightly argues,...