By Ndanusa Ali Bello.
Jerry Gana is truly on his own, in a fool’s paradise. But who is Jerry Gana? For those who don’t know him, Jerry Gana is from one obscure village (the name of which I have forgotten) about 3 kilometres from Doko in Niger State, the road to which is a footpath up till today. A Christian from a Muslim family, the Chief Imam of his village, as I write, is his uncle. He was a classroom teacher in ABU Zaria, a professor of geography that has been elevated to prominence by the very people he now hates and derides with passion. As a very bad Christian, he hates Muslims and Islam without bounds and uses every opportunity to showcase it. A bad Christian because Christianity exudes and radiates love, compassion and empathy. Any christian that does anything contrary is a BAD CHRISTIAN. He has spiritedly tried to use religion to sow seed of discord, hatred and anarchy in the north for a long while. We remember his alleged role in the formation of the Hydra headed dreaded boko haram that almost consumed not on only the north but the whole country. How he was alleged to have secured the release of it’s founder, Yusuf and his partners- in -crime on three occasions as revealed by the then Governor of Borno state, Ali Modu Sherif on National Dailies. Jerry is yet to deny it up till today. One was tempted to ask ” what was the relationship between Jerry Gana, a Christian leader, and Yusuf, and a muslin cleric? Your guess us as good as mine.
Have we also forgotten his role in late Governor Suntai’s saga when Jerry became a Taraba indigene and a political leader who gave Suntai clean bill of health ostensively to forestall emergence of Suntai’s Deputy, a muslim, from exercising the constitutional powers conferred on him in event of incapacitation of the Governor?
Who is Jerry Gana representing? Northern Christians (who did not give him their mandate) or people of the middle belt? Joseph Tarka started middle Belt movement in the First Republic purely on nationalistic basis. I don’t know how old Jerry was then but Niger Province was certainty not part of it. When his Excellency, the Sardauna of Sokoto and the Premier of the Northern Region, was asked ” who will be your successor?” Without a second thought, he said “Makamman Bida” indicating that Niger Province was and is still an integral part of the North and NOT middle belt. But even J. Tarka retraced his steps and teamed up with Sardauna in NPC. It is the likes of Jerry Gàna that have changed the letter and spirit of middle belt to a religious monster meant to destroy the north for purely selfish reasons.
But let it be told that the game is over. We shall no longer allow self – seeking and greedy individuals use religion to divide us again. We are resolute about this and there is no going back. Northern Christians and Muslims have decided to join forces to fight evil people causing disharmony in our society. Jerry should look for other means of becoming relevant because I can bet with my life that Jerry can not win Local Government Chairmanship in his constituency in Niger. I challenge him to test his popularity.
What has he ever done for his people? He allegedly bought and paid for Sunti Sugar company for about N600m with questionable sources of funds. What has he done with it? That company would have generated hundreds of jobs for Nigerlites and other Nigerians but because he didn’t work for the money, the company is still dead.
Enough is enough for charlatans and mischief makers in the north.
May God bless the North, it’s citizens and our dear country, Nigeria.
Thank you.
