President Tinubu’s Legacy: Records, Not Rumors
President Tinubu’s Legacy: Records, Not Rumors
By: Folorunso S. Aluko
In every season of national renewal, there are two competing voices: the voice of truth anchored on facts and progress, and the voice of mischief bent on distortion and division. Today, as Nigeria moves forward with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, some news outlets and commentators continue to recycle misleading charts and fabricated narratives suggesting “lopsided development” under his leadership. But the truth, tested against hard data and concrete evidence, tells a different story—one of equity, gratitude, and unprecedented transformation.
The widely circulated claim that Lagos alone has cornered ₦3.9 trillion worth of projects is false. What mischievous propagandists lumped together as “Lagos-only projects” are in fact national arteries—federal highways, transport corridors, and legacy roads—that connect the entire country. To say a federal highway that passes through Lagos is “Lagos-only” is like saying the Kano–Maiduguri expressway is “Maiduguri-only.” It is statistical blackmail.
When properly disaggregated, Lagos’ exclusive projects stand at about ₦1.2 trillion, not ₦3.9 trillion. The Northwest alone accounts for ₦5.97 trillion—over 40% of all approvals in the past two years. By contrast, the South South has ₦2.41 trillion, the North Central ₦1.13 trillion, the South East ₦407 billion, the North East ₦400 billion, and the South West (excluding Lagos) ₦604 billion . These numbers tell a story not of exclusion, but of balance and recognition.
President Tinubu has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to national balance, and the Northwest has been a clear beneficiary of this vision. His administration has rolled out a development compact for the region that is both symbolic and practical—projects that honour history, address today’s needs, and prepare the ground for future prosperity.
• Kaduna Power Plant (255MW): Once abandoned, now revived—an emblem of continuity, gratitude, and reward.
• Kaduna–Kano Expressway: A strategic artery bringing speed, safety, and commerce to millions.
• Kano–Maiduguri Highway and Sokoto–Illela Corridor: Infrastructure that stitches together markets, schools, and security across the North.
• Education and Security Infrastructure: Expanding opportunities for youth while fortifying the foundations of peace and stability.
These are not cosmetic projects; they are structural investments shaping Nigeria’s future.
Legacy Projects Across Nigeria (Two Years, Three Months)
In just over two years, President Tinubu’s administration has laid down legacy footprints across sectors:
• National Infrastructure: From highways to coastal transport corridors, projects have been spread equitably to connect the federation as one economy and one people.
• Energy Revitalisation: Beyond Kaduna, multiple power projects are being pushed to completion, aiming at affordable and reliable energy for industries and households.
• Agricultural Modernisation: Farmers in Katsina, Sokoto, and beyond now move produce faster and safer to markets nationwide.
• Education and Health Expansion: Schools, hospitals, and digital learning facilities are being commissioned in underserved regions, including Zamfara and Kebbi.
• Security Investments: Modern barracks, surveillance, and logistics upgrades in the Northwest reaffirm government’s determination to protect lives and property.
Each of these projects stands as a brick in the larger edifice of a renewed Nigeria.
Those who peddle half-truths forget one constant: Nigerians are wiser. They see progress in the roads being built, the light returning to once-dark power projects, the markets being revitalised, and the dignity being restored to communities long neglected.
The legacy of President Tinubu is not about one region swallowing the nation’s resources; it is about building one economy, one country, and one people. In only two years and three months, his government has achieved what others could not in a decade—laying the foundations of equitable growth while keeping faith with those who stood by him.
Nigerians must learn to ignore the merchants of division—those who shrink out falsehoods dressed in infographics and headlines. History will not remember their colours and charts; it will remember the roads that cut travel time from Kano to Kaduna, the megawatts lighting Kaduna homes, the produce leaving Katsina farms for Lagos markets, and the hospitals springing up across Sokoto and Zamfara.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has trusted the North, rewarded the South, balanced development, and renewed hope across the land. Nigeria will get there—not by rumours, but by results; not by propaganda, but by progress.
Hope is being renewed, ignore the noise, trust the records.
