The Renewed Hope Ambassadors has defended the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu against allegations of neglecting Northern Nigeria, insisting that the President has fulfilled key campaign promises through major infrastructure and development projects across the region.
In a statement issued on Friday after a media assessment tour of the Northwest geopolitical zone, the group, working alongside the Presidential Media Team, said the Federal Government has demonstrated strong commitment to the North through several intervention projects already underway.
According to the group, the Northwest states of Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara currently account for 48 out of the 260 Special Intervention Projects being executed nationwide under the Federal Ministry of Works.
The organisation described the figure as the highest among the country’s six geopolitical zones, adding that the projects are expected to improve transportation, strengthen agriculture and trade, and accelerate economic growth in the region.
During the inspection tour, which covered the FCT, Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa and Kebbi, the delegation visited several ongoing projects, including the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway reconstruction project. The road is being redesigned with 20-centimetre thick concrete pavement, while the Zuba Junction to Jere section has reportedly reached near completion.
The group disclosed that the entire highway project is expected to be completed by November this year.
In Kaduna State, the long-abandoned 21-kilometre Western Bye-pass project, which had remained stalled for more than two decades, has now attained 50 per cent completion, with officials assuring that funding challenges no longer exist.
The delegation also praised the progress recorded on the Kaduna-Kano-Katsina-Maradi railway project. In Jigawa State, portions of the rail line are said to be nearing completion, while a major flyover bridge linked to the trans-Sahara corridor in Kaduna is projected for completion by December 2026.
Beyond road and rail infrastructure, the tour highlighted investments in healthcare, agriculture and environmental protection. Among the projects inspected were the Cardiovascular and Pediatric Centres at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and the 10-hectare Agricultural Incubation Centre at Bayero University Kano.
The group also pointed to the N47 billion Wujuwuju-Jakara erosion control project, now under Federal Government supervision, as well as ongoing work on Phase Two of the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, where 19 kilometres of concrete pavement have already been completed.
Responding to criticisms that the Tinubu administration has failed to meet expectations in the North, the Director of Media and Publicity for the RHA, Tunde Rahman, dismissed such claims as politically driven.
He urged critics to independently inspect the projects, insisting that visible progress across the region reflects the administration’s commitment to Northern development.
The group further argued that the level of progress achieved within three years demonstrates that the region’s development agenda remains on course, attributing opposing narratives to political interests ahead of the 2027 elections.
