Prof Yusuf: Tinubu Has Picked An Unnecessary, Unwinnable Fight With The North

Prof Usman Yusuf, a former Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has expressed concern over President Bola Tinubu’s approach to governance, especially in relation to the northern region... Read ..Full.. Article.. .

Speaking in an interview, he noted that it is dangerous for any leader to neglect the area that largely contributed to his victory at the polls.

According to him, the North gave President Tinubu 62 percent of his total votes, yet the region feels sidelined in the first half of his administration.

Yusuf stressed that politics is built on trust and inclusion, but the current reality shows otherwise.

He explained that by sidelining the North, the President risks weakening his own base of support.

In his view, the political decision to distance the government from a region that played a crucial role in his emergence does not serve national unity or the interest of the ruling, and..  Read . .More —