{"id":361327,"date":"2025-07-26T07:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T06:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=361327"},"modified":"2025-07-26T07:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T06:02:14","slug":"kwankwasos-northern-marginalisation-comment-under-tinubu-incendiary-misleading-afenifere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/07\/26\/kwankwasos-northern-marginalisation-comment-under-tinubu-incendiary-misleading-afenifere\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwankwaso\u2019s northern marginalisation comment under Tinubu incendiary, misleading \u2014 Afenifere"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Afenifere says late Buhari\u2019s administration favoured the north more than any other region over the past ten years.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kwankwaso was accused of making false claims to incite regional division and misrepresent President Tinubu\u2019s development agenda.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has faulted former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, over his recent comments about northern marginalisation.<\/p>\n<p>Kwankwaso had alleged that the administration of President Bola Tinubu was concentrating development in one section of the country at the expense of others.<\/p>\n<p>He made the comments on Thursday during a public event, insisting that the trend had worsened poverty and insecurity across the northern region.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting on Friday, the national organising secretary of Afenifere, Abagun Kole Omololu, described Kwankwaso\u2019s position as \u201cgrossly misleading and deliberately incendiary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unfortunate that someone of Kwankwaso\u2019s stature would speak without factual backing,\u201d Omololu said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the north \u201cenjoyed significant federal attention under former late President Muhammadu Buhari, which Kwankwaso has conveniently ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo region in Nigeria has received more federal presence in the last decade than the north,\u201d Omololu stated.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that \u201cduring Buhari\u2019s administration, critical national resources were disproportionately directed to the north.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201cthe World Bank managing director even disclosed that President Buhari instructed the bank to prioritise interventions in northern Nigeria. Where was Kwankwaso\u2019s voice for fairness at that time?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Omololu cited projects such as the Kano-Maradi railway that extended into Niger Republic, saying it was part of the lopsided development under Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas that project meant for national integration or to facilitate cross-border movement of Fulani kinsmen?\u201d he queried.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLess than two years into President Tinubu\u2019s government, Kwankwaso is already raising false alarms.<\/p>\n<p>He listed ongoing federal projects in the north including the dualisation of the Kano\u2013Maiduguri road, Sokoto\u2013Tambuwal\u2013Jega road, and the Abuja\u2013Keffi\u2013Lafia corridor.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Ajaokuta\u2013Kaduna\u2013Kano gas pipeline project was being fast-tracked under the current administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust weeks ago, billions were approved for infrastructure in Katsina, Borno and Niger states,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Omololu accused Kwankwaso of attempting to ignite regional tension through \u201cfalse narratives of southern favouritism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevelopment is a gradual process, and Tinubu has not yet reached the halfway mark of his term,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy 2027, and certainly by 2031, every region, including the north, will feel the impact of this administration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Afenifere chieftain cautioned political leaders against fanning ethnic sentiments in public discourse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStatesmen, not ethnic lords, should shape the national conversation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afenifere says late Buhari\u2019s administration favoured the north more than any other region over the past ten years. 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