The Presidency has blasted 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso for saying that the North has been neglected under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
FG recently revealed that the claim is false because various critical projects and programmes are currently underway in the region.
Speaking via his social media page, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, rebuked Kwankwaso for trying to mislead Nigerians.
According to him, the Tinubu government has launched several roads, agriculture, healthcare, and energy projects in the North, and the president is hell bent on seeing the initiatives yield positive results.
“The claim that Northern Nigeria has been left behind is incorrect. The Tinubu administration has initiated and continued several landmark projects in the North, covering roads, agriculture, healthcare, and energy,” he wrote.
He listed major infrastructure projects being implemented across Northern states, including the Abuja–Kaduna–Kano Expressway, the Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway, and the Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano Gas Pipeline, among others, to prove the government’s commitment.
He concluded by noting the revitalisation of about 1,000 primary health centres in the North, stressing that the region has never been abandoned by the president.
“Northern Nigeria is not left behind. From road networks to gas pipelines, agriculture, health, and rail, this administration has the North well covered,” he added.
