Afenifere defends Tinubu administration, says Kwankwaso’s marginalization claims are false and dangerously divisive, citing past northern advantages
Afenifere Defends Tinubu Administration against accusations of northern marginalization by former Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, calling his remarks false and divisive.
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In a strongly worded statement, Afenifere’s National Organizing Secretary, Otunba Kole Omololu, described Kwankwaso’s claims as “deliberately incendiary” and lacking factual basis.
Omololu reminded the public that during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure, the North received the lion’s share of federal projects.
“The World Bank was even directed to focus its efforts specifically on northern Nigeria—Kwankwaso was silent then,” he noted.
He cited examples such as the Kano-Maradi railway extending into Niger Republic and the delayed completion of key southern projects like the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and the Second Niger Bridge under Buhari.
“In contrast,” Omololu said, “Tinubu’s administration has already launched and funded vital northern projects like the Kano-Maiduguri road and AKK gas pipeline.”
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Calling Kwankwaso’s comments alarmist and dangerous, Afenifere urged for unity and factual dialogue, not sectional bias.
