Nigeria, July 29 -- A forum organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SAMBF) for leaders from the 19 northern states to engage with federal officials, has begun in Kaduna.

The forum is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Kaduna and will assess how well President Tinubu's administration has delivered on his electoral promises to the northern region.

By 10 a.m., high-ranking government officials had started arriving at the venue, preparing to present sectoral reports and progress updates on the two-year-old administration's projects and programmes. Notable arrivals include the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu; the Chairperson of the National Hajj Commission, Abdullahi Usman; and the Chairperson of ...