The Executive Director of Finance, Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA), Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso, has explained why Nigerians will reelect President Bola Tinubu in 2027.

Aligning with the recent statement by the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, that there is no vacancy in Aso Villa until 2031, Kwankwaso said the ambition of Tinubu for the second term in office remains sacrosanct.

The former Kano Commissioner for Rural Development and strong grassroots mobiliser, agreed with Ganduje’s position with or without the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Tinubu will be reelected.

“No selfish political influence will stop Tinubu from securing massive votes in the Northern parts of Nigeria in the next presidential election,” the APC chieftain said.

Ganduje declared that Tinubu deserves votes from the North in the interest of fairness, a statement that did not go down well with a few political elites from the north.

Ganduje, who justified his position on power shift (zoning) said: “After the eight-year tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari, it is only reasonable for the South to complete the same term in office.”

Reacting to attacks on Ganduje’s political advocacy, Kwankwaso said: “The North should wait till 2031 to reclaim power,” insisting that the ACF lacks political values to talk about North.

“Let me tell you, most of those in Arewa Forum were in power for decades but what do they do to savage the interest of the North?

“Is it now that it is too late, do they want to start defending the North? They should be told that it is no longer business as usual. They should rather save their private interest, not the North.”

He added: “People like Solomon Dalung, Najaatu Muhammad, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and host of others have nothing to tell the North because they cannot show what they did to the region.

“Ganduje’s position that Tinubu’s contribution in the Northern region in just a few months of his administration, suppresses so many others who have nothing to show, were completely on record.

“Ganduje is right to say the North should wait till 2031 to start talking about power because right now one can clearly see the huge contributions of his to the development of the region,” he said.

“Today the entire Northern Nigeria has become a project site with so many projects going on and these are being undertaken by President Tinubu, and more are still in the pipeline and will come by the time he returns to Power in 2027.”

Hailing Ganduje for his leadership style, Kwankwaso said: “We have seen, today, apart from winning so many states in the run-off elections, Ganduje is daily receiving the National Assembly members – senators, House of Representatives, and other top echelon from other parties.

“These and many other strong points clearly show that it’s just a matter of time that President Tinubu will make it back to power in 2027, and this has strongly unsettled Kwankwaso and his Kwankwasiyya supporters.”

He added:  “President Bola Tinubu’s vision and commitment to revitalising the nation’s economy and transforming the country through massive infrastructure development have endeared him to many. Nigerians will re-elect him come 2027 general elections.”