The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, has challenged former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to identify a project worth at least N10bn executed in Plateau State during his eight years in office.
Yilwatda made the challenge on Wednesday at the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement in Jos, where he solicited support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election.
“Atiku was vice president for eight years. Show me one road or one thing that we had on the Plateau. Show me one N10 billion project on the Plateau within that period,” he said.
He argued that Plateau received little in terms of development during Atiku’s tenure, adding, “The best we can have in those days is a borehole, or they bring ‘Keke Napep’ for us. Today, the president is bringing major projects on the Plateau.”
Yilwatda cited a university and the Federal Medical Centre among projects linked to Tinubu’s administration, claiming that the president had made progress in healthcare, education, infrastructure and security.
He also identified insecurity as the most pressing challenge facing residents of the state, crediting Tinubu with tackling the problem.
“If you ask any Plateau man, ‘What is your problem?’ The number one problem is insecurity, and Mr President has addressed it,” Yilwatda said.
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang, who also spoke at the event, called on residents to back Tinubu’s re-election bid, insisting that the president should be allowed to serve two terms in line with the North-South power-sharing arrangement.
“There’s no reason why we will change the power-sharing formula between the north and the south; we’ve agreed that the south can do eight years and the north will do eight years,” he said.
“President Buhari did eight years for the north there; there is no reason why the south cannot do eight years.
“We must be promise keepers; therefore, we have every reason to stick with the president,” he added.
Mutfwang also urged Nigerians to give Tinubu’s economic policies more time to deliver results, describing the president as a “good driver” and arguing against a change of leadership.
