Former Kano State Governor and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) chieftain, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has raised concerns over what he described as the growing imbalance in the distribution of federal resources across Nigeria.
Speaking during the public hearing on the Constitution Review held in Kano today, Kwankwaso accused the Federal Government of concentrating the national budget disproportionately in one region of the country to the detriment of others.
“Let me advise the Federal Government on the distribution of federal resources.
“From the information available to us, it’s like most of the national budget is now tilting in one direction in this country.” He said.
Kwankwaso, a two-term governor and former Minister of Defence, emphasized that while he and many Nigerians support development and infrastructure in every region, government must reflect fairness and unity.
“Now, we are told there is a road from the South to the East.
“We support infrastructure anywhere in this country and any other thing that is good for the masses. But a situation where government is taking our resources and dumping it in one part of the country and other parts are left just like that, I don’t believe that is the right thing to do by the government itself.” He said.
Kwankwaso, however, insisted his comments were not political but rooted in a call for national cohesion.
The Constitution Review hearing in Kano was part of a nationwide initiative to gather input from citizens on pressing national issues, including federalism, revenue sharing, and equitable development.
