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Tinubu has done remarkably well for the North, argues Abubakar Gaya

From ThisDay · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

Opinion Named sources Context piece
  • A Nigerian writer argues President Tinubu has significantly benefited the North, citing improved infrastructure and fair political appointments.
  • The writer contrasts this with critics who portray Tinubu as anti-North, attributing such views to partisan politics.
  • The article uses a child's observation of an improved Abuja-Kaduna road as an analogy for recognizing positive changes.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has demonstrably benefited the northern region of Nigeria, argues Abubakar Gaya, challenging narratives that portray his administration as anti-North. Gaya supports his claim by referencing a recent family trip along the Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria–Kano road, which he describes as significantly improved.

this road is different now.

— HadassahThe writer's young daughter comments on the improved condition of the Abuja-Kaduna road.

His young daughter's observation that the road was "different now" and that they were "driving better and faster" because he wasn't slowing down for potholes highlighted the tangible transformation. Gaya uses this anecdote to suggest that even children can recognize positive changes that adults, swayed by political prejudice, might overlook.

He contends that critics painting an anti-North image of Tinubu are driven by the "deluding influence of partisan politics." Gaya, drawing on his familiarity with the North from living and visiting Kano and Abuja, asserts that Tinubu has outperformed expectations by being "pro-North" in resource sharing and political appointments.

can’t you see you’re driving better and faster.

— HadassahThe writer's daughter explains the difference she observed on the road.

The writer emphasizes the historical unity of the North, bound by religion, culture, and language, a unity he believes has been fractured by recent political divisions. He posits that the narrative of Tinubu being anti-North is a "delusion" and an "illusionary spin" intended to undermine his government, asserting that Tinubu has been "overtly gracious to the North in the distribution and" other unspecified areas.

Tinubu has out-performed expectations in the north. He has not only been pro-north in resource-sharing and political appointments, he has also been overtly gracious to the north in the distribution and

— Abubakar GayaGaya asserts that Tinubu's administration has been beneficial to the northern region.
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Originally published by ThisDay in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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