North bleeding, only ADC can unite Nigeria – David Mark

MaTaZ ArIsInG
Dallas, Texas

The former Senate President and Interim APC Chairman, David Mark has warned that Northern Nigeria is in dire straits, insisting that only bold, collective efforts can reverse the region’s steady decline.

Mark also declared that the ADC is the only political party prepared with the vision and resolve to address the deepening crises in the North.

Mark said this at the 3rd expanded meeting of the National Political Consultative Group (North), held at the Abuja Continental Hotel.

The gathering drew party members and supporters from across Nigeria.

Addressing the theme, “Unity and social cohesion as panacea to the challenges facing Northern Nigeria,” Mark painted a bleak picture of the North’s worsening insecurity, growing poverty, and increasing social fragmentation.

“These challenges did not develop overnight nor will they disappear until we resolve to take deliberate, collective and decisive action. We must first admit that we are the architects of our problems, we must stop the blame game if we truly and genuinely want to find a lasting solution,” Mark said.

He stressed that disunity, apathy, and inaction have only made matters worse, urging northerners to embrace the values that once made the region thrive.

“Division has cost us progress, while indifference and inaction have continued to deepen our division. If we are to overcome our present travails, we must return to the principles of justice, equity, mutual respect, and shared purpose that once made Northern Nigeria a beacon of hope, peace, unity and development,” he said.

He added that, “The time for lamentation is over. The North is bleeding profusely, and we are the only ones who can heal it. Let us commit today to reject hate speech and divisive politics, invest in unifying projects—education, healthcare and infrastructure, hold each other accountable for our actions and inactions and shake hands across the divide and restore our bond of brotherhood.”

He added, “If we do these, I have no doubt we will rebuild this region into a powerhouse of not just peace and social cohesion but also of economic progress, human ingenuity and compassion.”

Mark expressed deep concern over the toll a decade of violence has taken on the region, pointing to banditry, insurgency, and communal conflicts that have devastated rural communities, displaced millions, and stifled economic growth.

Despite Northern Nigeria’s abundant natural and human resources, he lamented that the region remains trapped in poverty, with some of the worst statistics in the country on illiteracy, unemployment, and infrastructure decay.

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