Timi Frank, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of planning to move Nigeria’s capital from Abuja to Lagos if he secures a second term in 2027.
Frank made the claim in a statement released on Monday, the 23rd of March, 2026, where he criticised what he called a Lagos-focused direction of the current administration.
The ex-APC spokesman said recent actions by the government suggest an effort to prioritise Lagos over other parts of the country, adding that he believes key policies and decisions are being shaped to favour the state.
“It is now clear that the President’s long-term plan is to concentrate political and economic power in Lagos if given another term in office,” Frank said.
He further argued that appointments and development efforts under the present government appear uneven, warning that such an approach could weaken national unity.
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“We do not want a president who is one-sided,” he said.
“Where are Tinubu’s MOUs tied to agricultural and livestock production in the North, industrial development in the Southeast, and oil and gas development in the South-South? None!
“Secondly, no president in Nigeria’s history has divided the country and its people along regional and ethnic lines the way this administration has done.
“There is a growing sense of alienation and division among Nigerians that is deeply troubling.
“It appears to be a deliberate strategy to impoverish certain regions, especially the North, South, and Southeast, so that citizens are economically weakened ahead of the 2027 election cycle,” Frank stated.