The Presidency has dismissed recent claims by former Kano State governor and 2023 NNPP presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, alleging that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is marginalising northern Nigeria.
Kwankwaso, speaking during a stakeholders’ dialogue on the 2025 constitutional amendment held in Kano on Thursday, accused the federal government of concentrating resources and development efforts in the South, while poverty and insecurity continue to escalate in the North.
He also decried the poor condition of infrastructure in the region, citing a recent journey from Abuja to Kano via Kaduna. The trip, he said, was a “hellish” experience due to the deteriorating state of the federal highways.
In response, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Friday to counter the accusations.
Dare described the allegations as unfounded and insisted that the Tinubu administration is committed to inclusive and equitable development across all regions of Nigeria. He reaffirmed that no section of the country is being neglected or treated unfairly in the current dispensation.
“The North has not been sidelined,” Dare said, adding that the administration’s infrastructure and economic policies are designed to benefit the entire nation, irrespective of geography or political affiliation.
