A former Senator who represented Kaduna Central at the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, has warned Northerners not to allow themselves to be incited against President Bola Tinubu’s government.

Naijaonpoint reports that Sani, while speaking to newsmen at his residence on Monday, stated that the North has seen tremendous progress during the first two years of the Tinubu-led administration.

Sani slammed leaders from the North, whom he accused of failing to boost the region’s socio-economic status during their tenure in office.

According to him, Northwest Nigeria has produced two presidents, who enjoyed full support from the Southwest, and it is time to return the favour.

He said, “For those of us from this part (North) of the country, we appreciate the progress made so far by this present government and for those of them who had the opportunity to do better and they failed, we tell them that it is better they apologise for the wrong they have done to the people of the North.

“And for the masses of the North, they should not allow themselves to be incited against government that is doing far better than the one that came from their side; they should not be incited against the President who had supported our own for eight years in power. I have heard a lot of comments and remarks that are linked to tribal sentiments.

“But let’s put it in a better perspective, the Northwest of the country has produced two Presidents since 1999. One was President Umar Musa Yar’Adua and the second was President Muhammadu Buhari. And in all these elections, the Southwest part of Nigeria had supported the North and never gave any serious challenge as long as the smooth running of President Buhari was concerned.”