Citizens Support for Good Governance Rejects Exclusive Politics, Calls for Inclusive North
CSGG MewsMedia, 2026
Citizens Support for Good Governance (CSGG) has rejected what it described as exclusionary political thinking, insisting that Nigeria’s over 200 million citizens have equal rights and must not be subjected to narrow ethnic or religious interpretations of leadership. Speaking in Jos on Monday, Rev. Dauda Dakyem, leader of the Northern Christian Political Force (NCPF), said the idea that political legitimacy in the North belongs to a few dominant groups is outdated and harmful to national unity.
Rev. Dakyem faulted recent political analyses that, in his view, reinforce an old Northern oligarchy mindset by defining the region mainly through Hausa-Fulani and occasional Kanuri dominance, while ignoring the political relevance of hundreds of other Northern ethnic nationalities.
He noted that groups such as the Berom, Tiv, Idoma, Igala, Nupe, Gwari, Jukun, Atyap, Gbagyi and many others are equal stakeholders in the North and Nigeria and cannot be sidelined in discussions about leadership and power sharing.
According to him, such exclusionary narratives also undermine Northern Christians as legitimate political actors, deepen regional divisions, and weaken the collective bargaining strength of the North in national politics. He stressed that the collapse of the once-perceived “monolithic North” was largely due to politics of dominance and exclusion, warning that repeating the same mindset would only further erode unity.
Rev. Dakyem emphasized that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidency is a national project that requires inclusivity rather than sectional entitlement, noting that promoting dominance over balance could complicate the President’s reelection bid, especially in the Middle Belt and other diverse constituencies. He added that modern politics is driven by electoral mathematics, where broad participation, fairness, and shared ownership of governance mobilize voters across women, youths, minorities, and faith groups.
He concluded by calling for the emergence of a “New North” built on partnership and community of interests rather than hierarchy, urging all sections of the region to support inclusive governance and allow President Tinubu to complete a second tenure in the interest of national stability and unity.
