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The Minister of Work, Senator Dave Umahi, has rejected claims for northern neglect by the current government.
Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Thursday accused that the administration of the Tinubu Bola President had focused development in the south to harm the northern part of the country.
But in a statement on Saturday, Umahi described Kankwaso’s comments as wrong and misleading.
The former Governor of the State of Ebonyi stressed that northern Nigeria, especially northwest, where Kwankwaso originated, has benefited more than a federal road project under the Tinubu government than other regions.
He said: “The president is fair.
“In fact, from the current main administrative heritage project, the North has a bigger part.”
The Minister registered the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway which included 1,068 km, with 378 km took place in the states of Kebbi and Sokoto, as one of the inheritance projects.
He noted that the Superhighway was longer than the Lagos-Calabar beach.
Umahi revealed that the North has 756 km of road construction (measured in the equivalent of three lanes) at this time, while the south has 409 km.
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He registered several main projects that were taking place in the north as Sokoto -Zamfara -Katsina -Kaduna Road (275 km dualized), Abuja -Kaduna -Kano Road (350 km dualized), Bua Tax Credit Road through Jigawa, Katsina and Kano (256 km).
Others are -Jalan Bypass North Kano (49 km), Bama and Dikwa in the state of Borno (100 km), Borno Ring Road (110 km), Malando Road in Kebbi (76 km), Road Roadsin (86 km), Loku -Dualized), Loke -Dualized Loko -Dualized (86 km (86 km) -Dualized (86 km (86 km (86 km (86 km (86 km (86 km (86 km (86 km (86 km) (86 km (86 km (86 km (86 km (86 km (86 km) (86 km (86 km (86 km (86 km) (86 km),
In the south, the Minister said the free Lagos-Sili Express Road, Oyo-Oogbomoso-Ilorin, Jalan Enugu-Onitsha, East-West (South-South) road, the second Niger Bridge access road (in the two Anambra and Delta) and Bodo-Bonny roads in the river.
He said many projects inherited from the last administration, added that the Tinubu government ensured funds for their continuation.
He said: “In the NNPCL Tax Credit project inherited from the previous administration, the North received 53 percent and 47 percent south.
“Southeast and Southwest only receive 4% and 5% each.”
He also said that, contrary to the claim of Karkwaso, the President had shown a commitment to national development.
“Our president is fair and afraid of God. I encourage the Nigerians to ignore the statement of misleading the Karkwaso senator.
“President Tinubu is committed to the unity and development of Nigeria,” he concluded.
