North Has Benefitted From Huge Projects Under Tinubu, Claims of Neglect Untrue — TMSG By Raymond Enoch
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has dismissed claims that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has neglected Northern Nigeria in the distribution of infrastructure and development projects.
The group said, contrary to assertions by some politicians from the region, the North had benefited from several major infrastructure projects and strategic government interventions under the Tinubu administration.
In a statement signed by its Chairman, Emeka Nwankpa, and Secretary, Dapo Okubanjo, TMSG said the administration had not only sustained inherited projects but had also initiated and pursued major legacy projects across Northern Nigeria.
The group said several major infrastructure projects inherited from the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari were now recording significant progress under Tinubu.
“We have it on record that most of the major infrastructural projects started by the administration of the late President Muhammadu Buhari are recording measurable progress on the watch of President Bola Tinubu,” the statement said.
It added that these were complemented by the administration’s own road, highway and sector-specific interventions across the region.
TMSG cited the $2.8 billion, 614-kilometre Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline as one of the strategically important projects being advanced under the current administration.
The group said the project, designed to supply gas to industrial clusters in Northern Nigeria, had reached about 95 per cent completion as of August 2026.
The reported 95 per cent completion is consistent with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s July 2026 update, which said construction and installation works on the AKK project were at an advanced stage.
According to TMSG, the progress demonstrates the administration’s commitment to removing bottlenecks and accelerating projects capable of supporting industrialisation and economic activity in the North.
It also cited the Kaduna-Kano and Kano-Daura-Katsina sections of the Kano-Maradi railway project, saying the projects were on course for commissioning in December 2026.
The Federal Ministry of Transportation has confirmed that the Kaduna-Kano and Kano-Daura-Katsina sections remain scheduled for December commissioning, while the 284-kilometre Kano-Katsina section was reported to be more than 75 per cent complete in August.
TMSG said the rail projects formed part of a broader effort to improve transportation, facilitate trade and strengthen economic connections across the region, with the Katsina-Maradi extension expected to be completed by the end of 2027.
The group further pointed to the 1,068-kilometre Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway as one of the major infrastructure projects initiated by the Tinubu administration.
It described the highway as a trans-regional economic corridor connecting Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo and Lagos states.
The Federal Ministry of Works has confirmed that construction is ongoing on sections of the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, including 258 kilometres in Kebbi and 120 kilometres in Sokoto.
TMSG also cited the ongoing reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway using reinforced concrete pavement technology, as well as work on the Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe road corridor.
The State House has similarly listed the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway and Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Road among major federal infrastructure projects currently under construction or rehabilitation.
On other interventions, the group said the Federal Government was implementing healthcare projects and upgrades across the North, including interventions at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, as well as projects involving Primary Health Centres.
It further claimed that the administration had approved funding for intra-city rail projects in Kano and Kaduna as part of efforts to modernise transportation in major northern cities.
TMSG also referenced the activities of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), which it said was executing projects valued at more than N1.5 trillion across the North-East.
The group argued that the establishment and activities of the various regional development commissions were evidence of the Federal Government’s focus on addressing infrastructure and development challenges in the northern geopolitical zones.
It therefore urged residents of Northern Nigeria to disregard what it described as misinformation about the region being abandoned by the Tinubu administration.
“We are convinced that similar projects are going on in the other Commissions in Northern Nigeria,” the group said, insisting that the scale of ongoing interventions contradicted claims that the Federal Government had neglected the region.
TMSG said Nigerians should assess the administration’s record based on verifiable projects and their stages of implementation rather than what it described as politically motivated claims.
