An All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council member on New Media, Reuben Angula, says President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms are driving infrastructure development and expanding economic opportunities in Jigawa State and other parts of the country.
Angula said this in a statement on Tuesday in Makurdi, describing the impact of Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda as evident in infrastructure development, improved governance and economic opportunities.
He said the removal of fuel subsidy and unification of the foreign exchange market had increased states’ financial capacity through higher allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).
According to him, the increased revenue has enabled states, including Jigawa, to embark on major development projects and expand essential services.
Angula described the reforms as difficult but necessary decisions that had addressed longstanding economic distortions and improved the country’s fiscal position.
He cited the N59.5 billion Greater Dutse Water Supply Project as one of the major federal interventions demonstrating the impact of the reforms in Jigawa.
He said the project, flagged off in December 2024, was designed to address decades of water scarcity in Dutse and neighbouring communities.
According to him, it comprises 35 industrial boreholes, solar-powered pumps, a water treatment plant, transmission pipelines and storage facilities, with the capacity to provide potable water to more than 1.5 million residents upon completion.
The APC chieftain also highlighted the Kaduna-Kano-Jigawa-Katsina-Maradi standard-gauge railway project, saying it would improve transportation, facilitate trade and strengthen economic relations between Nigeria and Niger.
He listed federal road projects, interventions in agricultural institutions, support for wheat farming and access to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund as other initiatives reflecting the Federal Government’s commitment to Jigawa.
On the state government’s performance, Angula said Governor Umar Namadi had deployed increased revenue to expand infrastructure and social services.
He said the administration had completed several inherited road projects and awarded new contracts covering more than 900 kilometres of rural and urban roads.
He added that recent approvals included multi-billion-naira township road projects in Kafin Hausa, Gwaram, Ringim, Garki and Dutse.
In the health sector, Angula said specialist hospitals were being developed in Kazaure and Hadejia, alongside an orthopaedic facility in Gumel.
He said the state government had also invested in teacher recruitment, classroom renovations, bursaries, technical and vocational training programmes and solar-powered ICT centres.
The APC chieftain said the developments demonstrated how increased revenue, sound policies and effective resource management could accelerate development at state and grassroots levels.
He said continuity would enable the country to consolidate the gains of the reforms and sustain development.
Angula added that Jigawa residents were prepared to support Tinubu and other APC candidates in the 2027 general elections.
