Nigeria, April 23 -- A former senator has disagreed with Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State over the service records of northern Nigerian past political leaders.

In an interview with Trust TV on Monday, Mr Sani attributed the region's challenges to the alleged failure of its political leaders who have served the nation in the past.

The governor admitted to being part of the system and stressed that northern Nigeria's challenges stemmed from decades of underdevelopment and neglect.

"I'll say it here today - all of us; I was a senator in this country, and the problems of northern Nigeria didn't start two years ago

" Anyone, like I said, who is from northern Nigeria and held a political office in the last 20 years, we all need to look at ...