The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fulfilled the promises he made during the 2023 election campaign.
Speaking in Kaduna on Tuesday at a two-day meeting on government-citizen engagement, organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Yahaya said Tinubu’s commitments to the North were not only clear during the campaign but have also been acted upon.
“When Tinubu stood before us during the campaign, he made specific pledges to the region,” Yahaya said. “The North responded with strong support, giving him more than 60% of the votes that secured his victory. Now, we are here not for praise-singing but to assess what has been done since then.”
According to Yahaya, projects like the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway, the Kano-Katsina-Maradi rail line, the rehabilitation of the Kaduna Refinery, and the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline are receiving renewed attention. He also cited drilling activities in the Kolmani Oilfields as examples of continued investment in the North.
He noted that new road networks and the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway project are improving connections between the North and southern markets.
Yahaya also highlighted ongoing efforts to upgrade healthcare facilities and invest in agriculture as further signs of government commitment.
On insecurity, Yahaya claimed that coordinated military operations had led to the killing of over 300 armed leaders across bandit and terrorist groups. “We are not yet where we want to be, but the situation is not what it used to be,” he said.
He described the creation of a Ministry of Livestock Development as a long-overdue response to recurring herder-farmer conflicts and added that federal efforts are now addressing issues such as the Almajiri crisis and the increasing number of out-of-school children.
While acknowledging that Tinubu’s economic reforms—especially the removal of fuel subsidies and the unification of exchange rates—have caused hardship for ordinary Nigerians, Yahaya argued that the long-term benefits will outweigh the short-term pain. “The hardship is visible, but so is the progress,” he added.
He urged Northern state governments to complement federal projects with their own initiatives and called on traditional rulers, civil society, and business leaders to remain engaged.
According to Yahaya, the region’s support for Tinubu wasn’t merely a political calculation. “The North-Southwest alliance is more than numbers. It’s about keeping the country together,” he said.
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