Ignore Arewa youth, they only want relevance - Dangote

Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group and Africa’s richest man, has said Nigerians should ignore Arewa youth, who asked Igbo to leave the north in three months.

Speaking in Lekki, Lagos, over the weekend, Dangote said he is bothered about unemployment in Nigeria and the explosion of the country’s population, as a result of poverty.

Earlier, Arewa youth, asked Igbo to leave the north in three months, stating that they were tired of the Nigerian marriage and its “unnecessary baggage”. But while reacting to this, Dangote said “unknown people are talking about Igbo leaving the North, and we are joining them to talk about it”. “Why are we talking about it? It shouldn’t be discussed at all. Those saying it are just seeking relevance.”