Kano Governor Vows '100% Northern Support' for Tinubu in 2027 Election Showdown!

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has pledged the North's unwavering support for President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election bid, citing a longstanding power-sharing agreement between northern and southern political leaders. Speaking at the Arewa for Asiwaju headquarters unveiling, Yusuf emphasized the North's obligation to uphold this understanding, especially after former President Buhari's two terms. He further praised Tinubu's administration and urged open mobilization for the upcoming elections.
Pelumi Ilesanmi
Pelumi Ilesanmi • Politics • 11 hours ago • 1 minute read •
Key Points
• Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf assured President Bola Tinubu of 100 percent northern support for his 2027 re-election campaign.
• The governor's commitment is predicated on a long-standing power-sharing understanding between northern and southern political leaders since 1999.
• Yusuf argued that the North should maintain support, referencing former President Muhammadu Buhari's two terms in office with southern backing.
Kano Governor Vows '100% Northern Support' for Tinubu in 2027 Election Showdown!

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has publicly assured President Bola Tinubu of 100 percent support from the northern region for his re-election campaign in 2027. This assurance was given at the unveiling of the Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A) National Headquarters in Abuja. Governor Yusuf predicated this commitment on a long-standing power-sharing understanding established between northern and southern political leaders in Nigeria.

Tracing its origins back to 1999, Governor Yusuf detailed a mutual agreement stipulating that the North would hold the presidency for two consecutive terms, after which power would return to the South. He argued that the North had no justification to withdraw its support for President Tinubu, especially considering that former President Muhammadu Buhari, a northern candidate, served two consecutive terms with the full backing of the South.

Yusuf highlighted that Buhari's eight years in office clearly reflected this arrangement, noting that the South had respected the understanding by allowing a northern candidate to govern for two full terms. He specifically acknowledged the support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during that period, which enabled the North to have that opportunity. For him, and for all

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