President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to serving all Nigerians equally, declaring that no region or citizen will be left behind under his administration.
In a nationwide message on X , the President said his oath of office binds him to fairness in distributing projects across the country.
From the Lagos–Calabar Highway in the South to the Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway in the North, and from the Port Harcourt–Maiduguri rail line in the East to the Abuja–Kaduna–Kano expressway in the Centre, Tinubu emphasised that these are national assets, not regional trophies.
Health centres are being rehabilitated nationwide, light rail projects approved in Kano, Kaduna, Lagos and Ogun, while 250,000 jobs are underway.
In Kaduna, power is returning through the revived 255MW plant, bridges in Onitsha and Bonny are reconnecting communities, and oil exploration is expanding in Bauchi and Gombe. The AKK pipeline has also crossed the River Niger.
“These projects are for every farmer who needs a road, every trader who needs electricity, every child who needs a school, and every patient who needs care,” Tinubu said.
The President described these efforts as the equity of his Renewed Hope Agenda, stressing: “No Nigerian is second class, no region is left behind. Together we will rise as one nation, one people, and one destiny.”
He concluded with a rallying call: “Bet on Nigeria.”
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")