Former All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy National Publicity Secretary Timi Frank has claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu intends to move Nigeria’s capital from Abuja to Lagos if he is re-elected in 2027.
In a statement on Monday, Frank revealed this accusation.
The former leader of the APC attacked Tinubu’s administration for what he called a “Lagos-centric agenda.”
He claimed that it is now evident to him that the President is working to marginalise other areas.
Frank claims that Tinubu’s administration makes significant decisions that are intended to help 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.
Additionally, Frank also asserted that Tinubu’s federal appointments and development programs have been predominantly biased, cautioning that this tendency threatens national cohesion.
“We do not want a president who is one-sided,” he said.
Frank questioned the absence of major federal initiatives across critical sectors in other regions “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.
However, the presidency has not issued any official response to the allegation as of the time of filing this report. There is also no formal policy or proposal from the federal government indicating any plan to move the nation’s capital from Abuja.
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