Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said that while the opposition parties are focused on insulting and attacking the government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is working on a coordinated economic plan to make Kano State a major industrial and commercial center in Northern Nigeria and a major trade route across West Africa.
The National Chairman said in a statement signed by Mr. Abimbola Tooki, his special adviser on Media and Communications Strategy, that President Tinubu’s strategic economic vision is to make Kano the largest business and industrial hub in Nigeria after Lagos and the main gateway for trade into the Sahel and Francophone West Africa.
He said that the government’s broader economic plan would greatly change Nigeria’s development path by strengthening regional balance and increasing industrial capacity across the North.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not just doing development projects in Kano; he is changing the economic future of Northern Nigeria through Kano,” the statement said. It went on to say that the city is still “the central commercial hub of the North and a strategic link to the wider West African trade network.”
Yilwatda pointed to a number of ongoing federal projects as proof of the government’s dedication. One of these is the Kaduna–Kano standard gauge railway, which he said would connect Kano to Abuja and other parts of the country, making it easier for goods and people to move around.
He said that bringing the state’s industries back to life would help lessen reliance on Lagos by creating another major economic center in the country.
He went on to say, “reviving Kano is the same as reviving Northern industry,” and he stressed that the government is using an integrated infrastructure model that includes rail, energy, transportation, and industrial development.
The APC chairman also criticized the opposition parties, saying they were more interested in attacking the government than coming up with new ideas for development. He said, “The opposition is more interested in politics and personal ambition than national development, while President Tinubu is building the infrastructure backbone that will change the North for generations.”
He said that the opposition parties were more interested in insults, propaganda, and power politics than in helping the country grow.
“They don’t give any ideas, plans, or other visions.” He stressed that their only goal is to insult the APC and attack every development project because they can’t think beyond politics.
