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THE casual rivalry between THE north And from South rooms of THE country on problems can to have subtly mowed up on THE Federal The construction of government of THE 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal Highway that has begin Since THE Lagos END of THE project.

Ancient Vice President Atiku Abubakar, in her critical of THE coastal road recently, alleged THE National Assembly doesn't clear THE project And that President Bolas Tinubu put staff business interests Before national Infrastructure. He Also accused THE government of engaging In questionable relationships In THE Highway construction.

THE coastal road, When completed, will be A international Highway that will connect Nigeria through Calabar has Cameron And other rooms of Africa. Although a few people to have rejected THE arrangement of Atiku towards THE project as Neither representative THE spirit of THE entire North neither indicating that A particular ethnic band East against infrastructural projects In THE South, a few believe that THE manner In which THE ancient vice president vilified Tinubu on THE project suggests that there East something Deeper In her spirit that THE staff grouse he Express, which include THE cost of construction.

A few observers note that a few sections of THE country are always agitated every time there East A in progress mega project In THE South. They would be always to want A project of THE even magnitude located Or accomplished In their region.

They quoted A example of When THE Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos was in progress rehabilitation And THE North insisted that A similar rehabilitation work be do In THE Aminu Kano Airport, which successful In THE elevation of THE Kano airport has A international Status. They are of THE see that THE Lagos-Calabar road East be politicized because THE North believes there East No commensurate infrastructural project In their area And SO are be cheated, even as THE Abuja-Kano And THE Katsina Kano road constructions are in progress.

According to has them, A meticulous examination of THE people criticize Tinubu on THE coastal Highway project revealed that they are Above all heart friends of THE ancient vice president, And mostly Fulani. There East Also THE observation that A section of THE North East always worried has see other rooms of THE country development faster that them. THE policy, according to has analysts, East has keep THE South has THE even level with THE North.

Another reason given For THE critical East that appointment do Since THE north part of THE country by President Tinubu TO DO not please those describe as heart Fulani WHO see THE minorities In their region as be authorized through THE Of the president appointment. He was learned that THE Kanouri And Hausa could not complain against Tinubu And her Strategies because they are NOW recognized And better represented In THE government, contrary to Before When A section of their region do himself lord on others.

From Tinubu was sworn In as President on Can 29, 2023 After which THE struggle For THE direction of THE National Assembly, particularly THE Senate, begin, THE North has taken interest In produce THE President of THE Senate, A position which God's will Akpabio, A ancient governor of Akwa Ibom State, Ultimately won with THE support of THE presidency.

Before THE National Assembly direction election, a few stakeholders In THE North had impressed he on President Tinubu has grant THE direction of THE Senate has THE North West as compensation For their support For him both In THE presidential primary of THE All Progressives Congress (APC) And THE FEBRUARY 25, 2023 presidential election.

When he stood up on THE North that THE Senate Of the president slot slipped, other moves were do has ensure that THE administration of President Tinubu East put below check, Thus THE launch of THE North Senators Forum In December last year follow up by A plot has to accuse Akpabio. THE orchestration was After THE blast of Senator Abdul Ningi, WHO represented Bauchi State on THE platform of THE Peoples Democratic To party (PDP) about alleged budget padding.

Ningi had claims that THE 2024 budget was 'padded' by THE senators has THE adjust of N3.7 trillion. THE alarm sets off A reaction Since Senator Opeyemi Bamidelé Since Ékiti State WHO alleged that Ningi blast had ethnic low voice And that he was unfounded. Although THE Senate later suspended Ningi, THE sanction did not stop THE move by her (Ningi) loyalists In THE Superior Bedroom has to accuse Akpabio, A plot that was quickly checkmate. Those In THE plot were allegedly PDP members WHO were Also believed has be allies of Atiku.