The African Democratic Congress, ADC, says the
administration of President Bola Tinubu is manipulating infrastructure data
with the view to deflect criticism over nepotism and regional bias.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji
Abdullahi, who alleged this in a statement on Tuesday, said the government’s
recently released report on infrastructure progress raised new doubts about
fair governance and showed a worrying readiness to mislead the public with fake
information.
The report, titled ‘Infrastructure
Equity for Every Region, Progress for Every Nigerian; the Renewed Hope Agenda
in Action,’ was presented by the government as a measure of accountability.
The ADC described it as a panicked propaganda tool aimed at
damage control in response to growing criticism.
“Unfortunately for the administration, in a desperate
attempt to defend its record, it ended up exposing itself with manipulated
evidence,” Abdullahi said.
The coalition party also alleged that some projects were
wrongly listed under the North-West region, including the Damaturu–Maiduguri
and Bama–Dikwa roads in Borno State, which belong to the North-East, as well as
the Lokoja–Okene dualisation in Kogi State and the Benue–9th Mile road, both in
the North-Central zone.
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