Former Kano State governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has accused the Federal Government of skewed infrastructure development, favoring the South over the North. He made the statement at a stakeholders’ dialogue on the 2025 constitutional amendment held in Kano.
Kwankwaso criticized the poor state of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road, which he described as “hellish,” highlighting the federal government’s failure to complete the long-delayed project. In contrast, he pointed to rapid progress on southern road projects, alleging an imbalance in the distribution of national resources.
“We support infrastructure anywhere in this country,” Kwankwaso said. “But a situation where government is taking our resources and dumping it in one part of the country… I don’t believe that is the right thing to do.”
On constitutional amendments, he urged National Assembly members from Kano to form a united front to advocate for the state’s interests and resist influence from political elites seeking to manipulate resource distribution through bribes.
Kwankwaso lamented past compromises by northern legislators, stating that corruption has contributed to the unequal sharing of resources and deepened national challenges.
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano echoed Kwankwaso’s concerns, stressing the importance of the dialogue as a platform to consolidate the state’s position on constitutional amendments. He said the process must reflect the “realities, aspirations, and values of the people of the state.”
The event was attended by lawmakers, traditional rulers including the Emirs of Kano, Gaya, and Karaye, as well as top government officials and key opinion leaders.
