Nigeria, Sept. 5 -- Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has called on President Bola Tinubu to prioritise special infrastructural projects for the North-east in the 2025 supplementary budget, if presented to the National Assembly.

Mr Ndume, a known critic of President Tinubu, made the call in a statement on Friday.

The senator, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as the president, said the North-east has suffered neglect for over 15 years, with little or no meaningful infrastructure, leaving residents frustrated.

"Fifteen years down the line, there hasn't been any meaningful infrastructural development in the North-east as it has been ravaged by the insurgents. In view of this, I suggest that the present administration ...