₦airaland Forum

Says national budget is now tilting in one direction in this country”.

KANO – Kano political strongman, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Thursday evening accused President Ahmed Bola Tinubu administration of prioritising Southwest development over the northern part of the country.

The criticism of the sitting President by Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso at the Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the 2025 Constitutional Amendment in Kano came amid claims that talks between the two for the latter to join the ruling party may have collapsed.

The former two term Governor of Nigeria most populous state alleged that “the national resources have been concentrated on the development of the southwest part of the country, while the north is being neglected.”

The former Kano governor stressed that most roads in the northern region are in a deplorable condition, whilst the APC government continues to allocate lump budgetary provisions for infrastructural development in the southwest region.

“Yesterday, I was to come by air, but unfortunately my airline decided to shift out takeoff. I had to come by road from Abuja.

“From Abuja to Kaduna to Kano was terrible and the road was started many years ago right from the beginning of the leadership of the APC.

themanderon:
He should get lost. What did he do when Buhari was appointing his incompetent brothers everywhere?
Must everything about Nigeria always be about the north

Nairalandankra:
https://independent.ng/kwankwaso-slams-tinubu-for-allegedly-prioritising-southern-development-over-north/

U09ce:
This wa July sha. But the fact remains to this day. Just yesterday, Tinubu approved the construction of a new HQ for the bank of industry for almost 180billion Naira to be built in Eko Atlantic. The same institution has giant offices in Abuja and Lagos which are largely unoccupied. In this government, only Lagos affairs are prioritised. No doubts about that.

Many would bring a shallow argument that Buhari did this and that. Buhari completed Lagos to Ibadan railway and Second Niger Bridge. He completed no equivalent project in the north. Goodluck Jonathan too wasn't selfishly biased to the south south region. But here we are, where other parts of the south are suffering from decrepit road infrastructure while FG is pushing money to Lagos.

U09ce:
This wa July sha. But the fact remains to this day. Just yesterday, Tinubu approved the construction of a new HQ for the bank of industry for almost 180billion Naira to be built in Eko Atlantic. The same institution has giant offices in Abuja and Lagos which are largely unoccupied. In this government, only Lagos affairs are prioritised. No doubts about that.

Many would bring a shallow argument that Buhari did this and that. Buhari completed Lagos to Ibadan railway and Second Niger Bridge. He completed no equivalent project in the north. Goodluck Jonathan too wasn't selfishly biased to the south south region. But here we are, where other parts of the south are suffering from decrepit road infrastructure while FG is pushing money to Lagos.