Tinubu inaugurates four projects in Jigawa

President Tinubu commissioning projects in Jigawa. Photo credit: Salisu Kabuga

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday commissioned four multi-billion-naira projects executed by the Jigawa State Government during his first official working visit to the state since assuming office on May 29, 2023.

The visit comes amid intensified political alignments, high-level consultations and early mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Jigawa considered a strategic state in the North-West by political parties across the country.

The four projects, all located within the Dutse metropolis, were commissioned virtually by the President from the Dutse Township Stadium, venue of the APC presidential campaign rally, which attracted party supporters from across northern states ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The projects include the Renewed Hope Technical Services Fabrication Centre, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Multipurpose Skills Acquisition Centre, the 3.5-kilometre dualised road from Kiyawa Road to Garu Emir’s Palace, and the state’s agricultural mechanisation programme.

Speaking while commissioning the projects virtually at the stadium, Tinubu said they aligned with his Renewed Hope Agenda, which focuses on productivity, skills development and food security.

The President also renewed his promise to Nigerians on electricity supply, assuring them that his administration would deliver stable and reliable power.

“We will give you stable electricity in Nigeria,” Tinubu declared, assuring that his government would provide electricity that Nigerians could depend on.

He added that his administration would halt the policy of total privatisation of power sector assets and instead adopt a model that guarantees reliable electricity supply to citizens and businesses.

In his welcome address at the rally, Governor Umar Namadi described the occasion as a defining moment in Jigawa State’s history, noting that it combined the commissioning of projects with the launch of the 2027 APC presidential campaign rally.

“Mr President, on behalf of the Government and the peace-loving people of Jigawa State, we are truly honoured and delighted by your presence at this historic gathering in Dutse,” Namadi said.

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The governor thanked Tinubu for personally commissioning the projects, saying, “Your presence and personal commissioning of these projects lend special significance to these achievements and reinforce our shared commitment to improving lives.”

Giving details of the agricultural mechanisation programme, Namadi said it comprised 400 tractors, 60 combine harvesters and other agricultural equipment, including 150 boom sprayers and 150 seeders, aimed at boosting large-scale farming in the state.

He said the event demonstrated the complementarity between the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the state’s 12-Point Agenda for a Greater Jigawa.

Namadi described Tinubu as a true and steadfast friend of Jigawa, citing the ongoing multi-billion-naira Greater Dutse Water Supply Project, which he said was more than 60 per cent complete after remaining on the drawing board for over a decade.

“That solemn promise you made during the 2023 campaign to our late Emir, Alhaji Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi, is becoming a reality,” the governor said, appealing to the President to fast-track its completion.

The governor also listed other Federal Government interventions in the state, including support during devastating floods, the Kano-Katsina-Maradi Railway Line, 100 subsidised tractors under the Food Security Support Intervention, and the establishment of the Federal College of Agriculture, Kirikasamma, and the Federal College of Education, Birniwa.

He further acknowledged progress on the Gaya-Shuwarin-Azare and Kano-Gumel-Hadejia federal roads, disclosing that 192,000 citizens in Jigawa were receiving Federal Cash Transfers, with N14.36bn disbursed from 2024 to date.

Namadi, however, appealed for urgent Federal Government intervention to address severe erosion ravaging Hadejia metropolis, Dutse, Birnin Kudu and Gwaram, saying the problem exceeded the state’s capacity.

He also called for the restoration of the historic Kano-Nguru Railway Line and a review of import tariff policies on wheat and rice to protect local farmers from unfair competition and boost domestic production.

Describing Tinubu’s leadership, the governor said, “We recognise in you a nationalist and true patriot with the courage to make bold, difficult decisions,” adding that another four years of his administration would make Nigeria’s development irreversible.