President Bola Tinubu talk say im government go make sure say everywhere for di country go develop well-well, no region go dey left behind.

Na yesterday e yarn dis one for Kaduna during one two-day interactive session wey dem do on how government dey connect with citizens. Di Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation na dem organise di event.

He talk say di ministers interaction with stakeholders for di event go show clear facts and figures wey go prove say dem no neglect di North.

Tinubu, wey Secretary to di Government of di Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, represent, highlight key achievements under di Renewed Hope Agenda, including wetin dem do for economic reforms, education, health, security, infrastructure and food security.

Northern governors and National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, agree with di President. Di governors talk say dem still support Tinubu, and Ribadu talk say Boko Haram and bandit attacks don reduce under Tinubu government.

Former SGF, Babachir Lawal, and chairman of di Board of Trustees of di Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Bashir M. Dalhatu, support Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso criticism of Tinubu government, say di administration dey deliberately neglect Northern Nigeria when e come to infrastructure development.

On top economic reforms, di president talk say im government don carry out bold reforms to stabilise and grow di economy, including to join di exchange rate together and restructure debt profile.

Tinubu talk say dem don invest money to modernise security equipment and train security personnel well.

He list major projects like di Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Sokoto-Badagry super-highway, ongoing rail projects (Kano-Maradi, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri), and housing programmes.

Tinubu also highlight di Renewed Hope Agenda priorities to include reforming di economy to get steady growth, strengthen national security, boost agriculture for food security, unlock energy and natural resources, and improve infrastructure and transportation.

Others dey focus on education, health, and social investment, dey fast-track diversification through industrialization and innovation, and dey improve governance to make service delivery better.

“Di removal of fuel subsidy, even though e pain, na necessary reform wey don save trillions of Naira.

“Di Palliative Measures Plan and wetin dem dey do through state governments, MSME support, and upgrade for public transportation dey help reduce di wahala.

“Di money wey dem save now dey go into important infrastructure and human development, and states dey collect more allocation for development,” Tinubu talk.

But chairman of di ACF BOT, Alhaji Bashir M. Dalhatu, talk say e dey worried well-well about wetin e call di growing marginalisation of Northern Nigeria under President Tinubu government.

As e dey yarn for di high-level interactive session wey happen between Northern civil society groups and senior Federal Government officials for Kaduna, Dalhatu remind dem say di region give strong electoral support to President Tinubu, wey contribute over 64% of di total votes wey e get for di 2023 presidential election.

“Even with all di support and goodwill wey we give, di feeling for North no dey sweet at all. Make we talk am small-small key infrastructure projects, budget money, appointments, and government decisions don sideline Northern Nigeria,” na wetin Dalhatu talk.

He mention serious areas wey dem neglect, like insecurity, agriculture, transport infrastructure, light wahala, education, healthcare, and how dem abandon big projects like Ajaokuta Steel Plant and Kolmani oil exploration.

On top insecurity matter, he cry say terrorism, bandit wahala, and kidnapping don dey rise. He beg di President make e take “strong, bold and steady” action, especially to tackle root problems like youth unemployment and poverty.

As e talk about federal infrastructure, he point say out of ₦1.013 trillion wey dem budget for roads in 2025, only ₦24 billion reach North-East. “No single important road don complete or even maintain for North in di past 20 years,” he talk, as he list more than 12 major highway routes wey dem don abandon.

On top light matter, di ACF chairman call for emergency for di power sector and beg make dem fast-track projects wey don hang like Mambilla Hydro Dam and Abuja-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline. He talk say without steady electricity, North economy no fit grow.

Dalhatu still beg make dem relaunch di UBE scheme, train teachers well-well, and make free basic education compulsory to help solve di education wahala for North, where over 80% of Nigeria 20 million children wey no dey go school dey.

He talk say e dey disappointed with how Federal Government dey do small-small for di Ajaokuta Steel Project, even after dem promise before. He warn say if dem push too much for public-private partnership, e fit scatter di industrial hope wey di project get.

For him speech, he still vex say budget no balance. He point one May 2025 report from Ministry of Works wey show say dem give South-West ¦1.394 trillion, but North-West get only ¦105 billion and North-East just ¦30 billion.

He end di talk by say make Federal Government and North dey communicate better. He suggest say make di interactive session turn permanent ACF-FGN Contact Committee, as President Tinubu don talk before.

For one interview wey happen for Sunday Politics, na current affairs programme wey dey Trust TV, former SGF, David Babachir Lawal talk say federal projects no dey show face for North.

“Any Nigerian wey get anything to do with North go sabi say no infrastructure work dey happen for any level. No project dey go on, at least we no dey see am with our eyes. Maybe na for their imagination, maybe na for spirit but we no dey see am.

“We no dey see any construction work. We no dey see any infrastructure wey dey go on. No Federal Government project at all,” na wetin Babachir Lawal yarn as he support wetin Dr Musa Kwankwaso talk before about neglect.

He talk say him and former Kano governor get technical background wey make dem dey observe physical development well-well.

“Kwankwaso, make una remember, na engineer too so he, like me, like David Umahi wey be engineer too, di way we dey see things physical things we dey see dem different,” he talk.

“So, Kwankwaso sabi wetin he dey talk. And e no need make na Kwankwaso talk wetin he talk. Any sensible, honest Nigerian go sabi say North dey suffer marginalisation.”