Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has delivered more tangible benefits to Northern Nigeria than any previous national leader, pointing to major infrastructure, education, health and agricultural interventions across the region.
Speaking in a televised interview, Sani insisted his assessment was grounded in “data and statistics,” arguing that no president had matched Tinubu’s record in just a few years in office. He dismissed narratives suggesting that the North had turned against the president, maintaining that Tinubu would secure a larger share of northern votes in the next presidential election than he did in 2023.
The governor anchored his optimism on what he described as landmark federal projects in Kaduna and neighbouring states. At the top of his list is the Abuja–Kaduna expressway, a critical security and economic corridor whose rehabilitation had dragged on for years. Sani said the project was now on track for commissioning, with the bulk of the contract sum already released to the contractor.
He also highlighted the long-neglected Kaduna–Birnin Gwari road, a route notorious for bandit attacks and decades of abandonment. According to Sani, the Tinubu administration recently approved substantial funding for its reconstruction, a move he believes will ease travel, boost commerce and reassure rural communities that had felt cut off from government attention.
Beyond roads, Sani credited the presidency with strengthening agricultural production in Kaduna, describing farming as the backbone of the state’s economy. He said federal support, including fertiliser and backing for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, had positioned Kaduna as a leading hub for value-added agriculture.
The governor further cited the establishment of a Federal University of Science and Technology in southern Kaduna and the upgrade of a state hospital to a Federal Medical Centre as evidence of a broader push to expand access to education and healthcare in the North.
He added that the Federal Executive Council had approved a trillion-naira light rail project for Kaduna, with a similar package for Kano, saying feasibility studies were completed and funds released to kick-start construction. For Sani, these initiatives collectively demonstrate a deliberate federal strategy to modernise infrastructure and improve livelihoods across Northern Nigeria.
He maintained that, in light of these projects, predictions of northern hostility to Tinubu were “a figment of imagination,” insisting that voters in the region would reward what they see on the ground.
