The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has dismissed allegations that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has neglected Northern Nigeria in the distribution of infrastructure projects and strategic political appointments.
The group maintained that the region had benefited significantly from ongoing and planned infrastructure projects, healthcare interventions and other development initiatives under the current administration.
In a statement signed by its Chairman, Emeka Nwankpa, and Secretary, Dapo Okubanjo, TMSG said the administration had not only continued major projects inherited from the late President Muhammadu Buhari but had also initiated several legacy projects across Northern Nigeria.
The group said many of the inherited projects were recording measurable progress, attributing the development to President Tinubu’s directives to relevant agencies to address delays and accelerate completion.
It cited the $2.8 billion, 614-kilometre Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project as one of the major infrastructure initiatives expected to stimulate industrialisation and economic growth in the North.
According to TMSG, the project had reached 95 per cent completion as of August 2026, following efforts to resolve bottlenecks that had delayed its delivery.
The group said the pipeline was designed to supply gas to industrial clusters across Northern Nigeria, with the potential to support the revival of dormant industries and create economic opportunities along its corridor.
It also highlighted progress on the Kaduna-Kano railway line and the Kano-Maradi railway project, describing both as important components of the broader railway modernisation programme aimed at improving connectivity and facilitating trade.
TMSG said the Kaduna-Kano line was scheduled for completion in December 2026, while sections of the Kano-Maradi project, including the 284-kilometre Kano-Daura-Katsina segment, were expected to be commissioned within the same period. It added that the final stretch extending into Maradi, Niger Republic, was projected for completion in 2027.
On road infrastructure, the group identified the 1,068-kilometre Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway as one of the flagship projects of the Tinubu administration, noting that it was designed to connect Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo and Lagos states through a major trans-regional economic corridor.
It also cited the ongoing reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano dual carriageway using reinforced concrete pavement technology, alongside work on the Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe road.
Beyond transportation infrastructure, TMSG said the administration was pursuing healthcare interventions across the region, including expansions and upgrades at major facilities such as the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, and improvements to more than 1,000 primary healthcare centres.
The group further stated that President Tinubu had approved over N2 trillion for intra-city light rail projects in Kano and Kaduna as part of efforts to modernise public transportation in the region.
It also pointed to the North East Development Commission’s ongoing projects, which it said were valued at more than N1.5 trillion, adding that other development commissions serving Northern Nigeria were implementing projects in their respective areas.
TMSG maintained that these interventions contradicted allegations that the Federal Government had abandoned the North, urged residents of the region to assess the administration’s performance based on ongoing projects and documented development initiatives.
The group accused those promoting claims of neglect of misrepresenting the situation for political reasons, insisting that the region remained an important part of the administration’s development agenda.
