Tag: Marginalisation

…Warn of growing discontent over infrastructure, economic hardship A prominent northern socio-political coalition, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG),  has raised fresh concerns over what it describes as the continued marginalisation of Northern Nigeria in the distribution of infrastructure projects and economic policies. In a press statement issued yesterday, the CNG said recent government spending patterns and economic conditions indicate that the region is being ‘short-changed’, warning that the situation could worsen public frustration if urgent steps are not taken. According to the group, the allocation of federal road projects…