ACF Scores Buhari Low in Infrastructural Development

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has scored President Muhammadu Buhari low in the area of infrastructural development since his assumption of office two years ago.

The forum however, applauded the President for the successes recorded in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency and corruption.

Assessing the Buhari administration in a statement on Friday in Kaduna, the ACF said the government needed to do more on the rehabilitation and building of more roads as well as ensure the completion of vital projects.

The statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the forum, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim Biu, called for the completion of projects like the Baro Port Terminal, Mambila Power station, KanoMaiduguri dual carriage way, Calabar- Jalingo-Biu-Maiduguri trunk A road, Kano-Lagos Railway and many others in view of their economic values and direct bearing on the lives of the people.

The forum also noted that the power privatisation arrangement concluded three years ago, had not yielded the desired result and called on the government to take practical steps to improve power supply in the country.

"Power being the driver of the economy has been erratic and low. ACF had earlier called on the federal government to take necessary and practical steps to improve the power supply including reviewing the privatisation.

"The Senate has of recent taken the same position by asking the government to reverse the privatization of the power sector in view of the inability of the private entrepreneurs to improve power supply and distribution" the statement said.