BLAMING OPPOSITION FOR HUNGER IS ‘DELUSION’, ATIKU TELLS TINUBU. (PHOTO).

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Blaming opposition for hunger is ‘delusion’, Atiku tells Tinubu Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of blaming the opposition for the country’s economic hardship. He said the President was trying to evade responsibility for his administration’s policies. Tinubu had earlier on Saturday blamed his political opponents for hunger and poverty in the country while speaking at the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna. “I hear my opponent talking about hunger, poverty. Who created it? They did! They created the hunger, they created the poverty. We are trying to eradicate it,” the President said. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, said Nigerians were entitled to demand answers from the APC-led government over rising living costs, poverty, insecurity and questions surrounding public expenditure. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Ca...

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES: NASS COMMITTEES ON NWDC/NWDC CONVENE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT. (PHOTO).


 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES: NASS COMMITTEES ON NWDC/NWDC CONVENE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT


The Senate and House of Representatives Committees on the North-West Development Commission (NWDC), in collaboration with the North-West Development Commission, is to convene a One-day North-West Stakeholders’ Development Summit  next week in Kaduna, Kaduna State.


The theme is “Advancing a Coordinated Regional Development Agenda for North-West Nigeria.


According to the Chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on the North-West Development Commission, the summit is expected to bring together key stakeholders from across the seven North-West states to jointly reflect on the region’s development challenges and align priorities for sustainable growth.


“The North-West faces complex and interconnected challenges ranging from insecurity and infrastructure gaps to youth unemployment and social development deficits. These issues cannot be addressed in silos. This summit provides a platform for honest dialogue, shared ownership, and coordinated action,” the Committees stated.


The Senate and House of Representatives Committees noted that outcomes from the summit would help guide the North-West Development Commission’s programmes and interventions, while also fostering stronger partnerships among stakeholders committed to the development of the region.

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