The Presidency has strongly rebutted recent claims by former Kano Governor and 2023 NNPP presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, that the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration is concentrating federal projects in the South at the expense of the North
In a detailed post on his verified X handle, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Mr. Sunday Dare, described the allegations as “wrong,” stressing that Northern Nigeria has benefitted from an expansive slate of federal projects under President Tinubu’s administration across sectors such as roads, rail, energy, health, agriculture, and education.
“Senator Kwankwaso. You are wrong. North not neglected. President Tinubu has the North covered,” Dare declared in the Friday post, which was accompanied by a comprehensive list of ongoing and completed projects across the northern geopolitical zones.
Among key infrastructure efforts cited are major expressways including the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano expressway; Sokoto-Zamfara-Katsina expressway; and sections of the Sokoto-Badagry superhighway. Several roads linking key northern towns — such as Zaria, Funtua, Gusau, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Lafia, and Gaya — are either under construction or undergoing rehabilitation.
In the agriculture sector, Dare highlighted programmes such as the $158.15 million Agriculture Value Chain Programme targeting nine northern states, the Kolmani Integrated Development Project in Bauchi and Gombe, and the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), a World Bank–backed environmental initiative.
He also referenced the revitalisation of irrigation schemes like the Kano River Project, which was commissioned in 2023 and is fully operational under the Tinubu administration.
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