By Abdullahi Jalalludeen <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Presidency has dismissed fears that emerging political coalitions pose any threat to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s administration, saying the President remains focused on steering Nigeria toward long-term development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking in Kano during a media interaction, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Public Affairs, described the coalition leaders as \u201cpolitically expired\u201d individuals acting out of personal frustration rather than national interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the Tinubu administration is neither rattled nor distracted by the formation of opposition alliances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, those behind such movements have lost political relevance, having repeatedly failed to win the trust of Nigerians at the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He went further to accuse the coalition leaders of being motivated by personal vendettas rather than genuine concern for the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey are disgruntled elements crying over their exclusion from power. Listen to their interviews \u2013 it\u2019s not about the people, it\u2019s about themselves. Leadership is not a \u2018common chop\u2019. It is service,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abdulaziz emphasized that President Tinubu is focused on tough, long-term decisions necessary for Nigeria\u2019s recovery and future prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He pointed to the removal of fuel subsidies, efforts to address currency distortions, and a halt to unsustainable borrowing as indicators of the administration\u2019s reform-driven agenda. \u201cA politician would have continued borrowing to pay for subsidies. But President Tinubu understands that leadership is not about popularity,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On concerns of regional bias in infrastructure development, particularly accusations of favoring the South, Abdulaziz strongly pushed back, calling such claims \u201cpolitically motivated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He argued that key projects inherited by the Tinubu administration in Northern Nigeria have not only been retained but fast-tracked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf this president wanted to marginalize the North, he could have abandoned the projects he inherited. But not one of those projects has been stopped,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He cited major infrastructure works underway across the North, including the AKK gas pipeline nearing completion, the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road with over \u20a6400 billion invested, and ongoing railway projects such as the Kano-Katsina-Maradi and Kaduna-Kano lines. Also mentioned were the Potakot\u2013Maiduguri rail line and the Sokoto-Badagry highway, which cuts across much of Northern Nigeria and is over 60% complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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