The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that while the opposition political parties are obsessed with insults and attacks on the government, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is pursuing a coordinated economic agenda designed to reposition Kano State as a leading industrial and commercial centre in Northern Nigeria and a major gateway for trade across West Africa.
In a statement signed by Mr Abimbola Tooki, his special adviser on Media and Communications Strategy, the National Chairman said President Tinubu’s strategic economic vision is to make Kano the largest business and industrial hub in Nigeria after Lagos, while establishing it as the principal gateway for trade into the Sahel and Francophone West Africa.
He maintained that the administration’s broader economic agenda would significantly alter Nigeria’s development trajectory by strengthening regional balance and expanding industrial capacity across the North.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not simply carrying out development projects in Kano; he is reshaping the economic future of Northern Nigeria through Kano,” adding that the city remains “the central commercial hub of the North and a strategic link to the wider West African trade network.” the statement said.
Yilwatda pointed to several ongoing federal projects as evidence of the administration’s commitment, including the Kaduna–Kano standard gauge railway, which he said would connect Kano to Abuja and other parts of the country, enhancing the movement of goods and passengers.
He argued that revitalising the state’s industrial base would help reduce dependence on Lagos by creating another major economic powerhouse in the country.
He added that, “reviving Kano is synonymous with reviving Northern industry,” stressing that the administration is implementing an integrated infrastructure model that combines rail, energy, transport, and industrial development.
The APC chairman also criticised opposition parties, accusing them of focusing on political attacks rather than offering alternative development ideas. He said, “While President Tinubu is building the infrastructure backbone that will transform the North for generations, the opposition is preoccupied with politics and personal ambition rather than national development.”
He said the opposition parties were obsessed with insults, propaganda and power politics rather than national development.
“They offer no ideas, no blueprint, no alternative vision. Their only manifesto is to insult the APC and attack every development initiative because they lack the capacity to think beyond politics.” he emphasized.
Tinubu repositioning Kano economically despite opposition attacks – Yilwatda
