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Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has alleged that some persons are after President Bola Tinubu because he is from the South.

In an interview with Trust Radio, Onanuga dismissed the claim of marginalisation as “politically motivated lies”.


Onanuga said it is incorrect to say that the North has been shortchanged in appointments or developmental projects.

He described the complaints from the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) about marginalisation as a veiled attempt to undermine Southern presidency.

The presidential spokesman asked Northern politicians to wait for their turn just as the South waited during the tenure of late President Muhammadu Buhari.

“This President is a Nigerian. He deserves the same two terms that Buhari had. Let’s not sacrifice the country for personal ambition,” he said.

Addressing the claim that appointments have disproportionately favoured the South-West, Onanuga called on critics to present data rather than rely on broad generalisations.

He also took aim at the narrative surrounding neglected infrastructure in the North, saying the administration inherited a backlog of incomplete or abandoned projects.

“You need to get your statistics right. It’s all political mischief designed to undermine the President. There are bad roads across the country, not just in the North,” Onanuga said.

Onanuga defended Tinubu’s performance in the area of security, saying significant progress have been made.

“The National Security Adviser, Chief of Defence Staff, and the two Defence Ministers are all Northerners. Places like Birnin Gwari and Igabi (in Kaduna) are now safer. I drove from Kaduna to Abuja without incident, a journey that was once unthinkable.”

helinues:
Its not new. Their labouring in vain don tey as far before yansh dey back.

Eventually, they are always behind us

Whynotthetruth:
Man up and own your failure...Tinubu failed in everything especially security and economy...No need to play victim or witch-hunts or play tribal card...

Let him show his scorecard... insecurity won't allow him stand to do that sef

helinues:
Did I direct my comments to you?

Gerhards:
You have been saying this from thread to thread after looking for trouble, please man up when you get challenged

VladimirTheGrea:
It's a big lie.

Tinubu destroyed the good government God gave us through Jonathan. Is Jonathan not from the South.

Laribah and stench tribalism.

fuckingAyaya:
Just the way Tinubu was after Jonathan. Oga dont try to gaslight any tribe here it won't work, the people are wise now. South kor north ni

Shawarmagirl:
Onu ugu or Onanuga should just shut up. Stop generalising the South. There is nothing like the South. Be specific South West.