The APC Grassroots Governance Group (APC G3) has asked Nigerians to disregard a misleading article in a national newspaper, titled “Tinubu relocating Nigeria’s capital to Lagos, piece by piece?”.
APC G3 described the article as misleading and the handiwork of persons uncomfortable with President Bola Tinubu’s acceptance by the core North.
In a press statement, APC G3 National Coordinator, Amechi Chuks Oyema, said the publication on Christmas Day shows the writers are agents of destabilization and ethnic sentiments. He stated that the President is distributing benefits of democracy equally.
The National Coordinator questioned the article’s claims, asking: “Of what use is the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and NIMASA in Abuja, when their operations are domiciled in Lagos?”
He also noted that most banks have their headquarters in Lagos, making it practical for the Central Bank of Nigeria to transfer some departments there.
The statement further said the article failed to mention that President Tinubu has not abandoned the rail contracts to Niger Republic, and that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is a commendable project.
It added that poverty rates are highest in the North, and questioned whether President Tinubu is responsible for this.
APC G3 urged Nigerians to support President Tinubu, saying he has done his best and is addressing fundamental issues in the country.
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