By: Felix Ikpotor
Some Northern youths have slammed the rich as well as the political elite in the region for not touching the lives of the people.
This followed the building of a children’s hospital in Daura, Katsina State by the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Belemaoil, Engr. Jack-Rich Tein.
The Northern youths under the umbrella of the Arewa Youth Assembly chided the northern leaders for underdeveloping the region.
Mohammed Danlami, the leader of the AYA, in a statement in Kaduna, wondered why a Southerner would build a hospital in the North while the rich Northerners did nothing, adding that the situation was unacceptable to the youth of the region.
The group urged the rich in the region and the elite to emulate the Rivers State-born philanthropist, who was bestowed with the title of Sardauna, the same title held by the premier of the defunct northern region, Sir Ahmadu Bello.
AYA also commended the oil mogul for building other laudable projects in some part of the region such as in Bauchi, Borno, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna state, among others.
The statement read in part, “No wonder he has received many traditional titles as appreciation from many emirates in northern Nigeria due to his contributions in the alleviation of poverty and suffering in northern Nigeria.
“Jack-Rich Tein, who happens to be an indigene of Rivers State, has done so many things worthy of praise for the North than many millionaires and billionaires of northern extraction.
“He has touched the lives of widows, orphans, and the destitute, and has been awarding series of scholarships to a countless number of students.
“Since the untimely death of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna Sokoto, who was the architect of northern Nigeria, we never knew a day was going to come when a fighter and liberator of northern Nigeria aside the Sardauna Sokoto will emerge.
“No doubts, Jack-Rich Tein is fulfilling the will and dream of our founding father, Sir Ahmadu Bello, of blessed memory, as he happens to be a replica of the Sardauna in the spirit of been de-tribalised, nationalistic, patriotic, youth empower, cultural developer, champion of unity in diversity and an astute leader.
“The 45-year-old Tein from Kula, Rivers State, has shown his commitment to the alleviation of the suffering of people of northern Nigeria more than our on sons, who are also billionaires.”
They pleaded with the entire people of the North and Nigeria, in general, to emulate “this unique Nigerian, who indeed is a re-birth of the Sardauna.”
PHSpectator reports that the founder of Belema Oil, Mr Jack-Rich Tein, on Sunday, conducted the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a multimillion naira children’s hospital christened: the Daura Children Hospital in Daura, Katsina State the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari.
