Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu plans on moving the capital of Nigeria from Abuja to Lagos after his re-election in 2027.
Speaking in a statement on Monday, he alleged that the President plans to sideline other regions.
The former APC chieftain slammed Tinubu’s government for what he described as a ‘Lagos-centric agenda.’
According to Frank, major decisions of Tinubu’s administration are targeted to benefit Lagos State.
“It is now clear that the President’s long-term plan is to concentrate political and economic power in Lagos if given another term in office,” Frank said.
Frank also claimed that federal appointments and development initiatives under Tinubu have been largely one-sided, warning that such a trend undermines national unity.
“We do not want a president who is one-sided,” he said.
“Where are Tinubu’s MOUs tied to agricultural and livestock production in the North, industrial development in the Southeast, and oil and gas development in the South-South? None!
“Secondly, no president in Nigeria’s history has divided the country and its people along regional and ethnic lines the way this administration has done.
“There is a growing sense of alienation and division among Nigerians that is deeply troubling.
“It appears to be a deliberate strategy to impoverish certain regions, especially the North, South, and Southeast, so that citizens are economically weakened ahead of the 2027 election cycle,” Frank stated.
