A former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has urged Northerners to support the re-election of Bola Tinubu come 2027, insisting that Southern Nigeria should be allowed to complete its eight-year tenure in the interest of national unity and political balance. Yari made the call during a meeting with Islamic clerics in Talata-Mafara, where he…
A SaharaReporters’ review of data published by the Bola Tinubu administration on Monday showing segregation of projects awarded per region has revealed misrepresentation. On Monday, Tinubu released his national infrastructure progress report, which he tagged, “Infrastructure Equity for Every Region. Progress for Every Nigerian. The Renewed Hope Agenda in Action.” According to the review, the…
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has zoned the party’s national chairmanship position to the North-west geopolitical zone. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this shortly after the NEC meeting held at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Morka said the decision was taken at…
A concerned group operating under the auspices of Northern Christian Youth Professionals on Thursday declared that appointments by President Bola Tinubu into the newly created North West Development Commission did not reflect the diversity of the region. Expressing concern in a statement issued by the group’s national Chairman, Isaac Abrak, they said, no single member…
President Bola Tinubu has signed into law bills creating two new regional development commissions. The bills are the North West Development Commission (NWDC), sponsored by Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, and the South East Development Commission (SEDC), sponsored by Deputy Speaker Ben Kalu. The two bills were passed by both chambers in June and transmitted…
