2027: North Has Nothing To Fear In Tinubu’s Second Term — Shettima

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has issued a rallying cry to the North for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection in the 2027 presidential election, declaring that the region has absolutely nothing to fear from a second term.

With urgent intensity, he implored northern leaders and citizens to unite behind the President’s re-election bid, framing the administration’s second-term agenda as a secure, bulletproof guarantee for the region’s future prosperity and stability.

Senator Shettima made the call on Monday when he received a courtesy visit from a delegation from the Arewa for Tinubu (A4A) – a northern-based think tank -working for the reelection of President Tinubu.

In a statement, his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, called on leaders across the region to unite on a single front and work for the area’s progress and the well-being of its people, which are top priorities for the Tinubu administration.

According to the VP, the North has no reason to fear President Tinubu’s re-election, as it has benefited immensely from appointments and game-changing projects and programmes.

His words: “Let’s unite as a people and work for the development of our region and the progress of our people through the re-election of this administration. We are benefiting now and stand to benefit even more from this government in many ways.

“The Bank of Agriculture has disbursed N450 billion to 700,000 smallholder farmers in Nigeria, and about 70 per cent of the beneficiaries are from the north.

“The present administration is working towards completing landmark and groundbreaking projects in parts of the country. I can assure you that the president loves the north and the president will work for the north.”

The Vice President thanked the group for their steadfast support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at all times and appealed to them to work harder and galvanise across wards, communities and local governments in the northern region for the President’s re-election.

Earlier, the Director General of the Area for Asiwaju and former Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, said the organisation will not rest on its oars until they make the North proud by re-electing President Tinubu.

He said the group plans to meet with religious leaders, including Muslim and Christian clerics, as well as other prominent Nigerians, to explain to them the need to support the Tinubu/Shettima ticket in 2027.

“In discussions with the high profile, we have gone far. We have met them several times, and the BoT is meeting them again to consolidate our gains and explain why we need their support for this ticket.

“We are also supporting the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) with whatever they want us to do that is micro in nature because they are so big, and we really don’t want to lose sight of the bigger arrangement that is there. We want to focus very well on the contacts at the grassroots – the local government areas and the wards.”

Also, Chairman of the organisation’s Board of Trustees (BoT) and former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, said the think tank, which worked for President Tinubu’s election in the 2023 general election, will repeat the same feat in 2027.

He said the organisation had been meeting with northern governors and other stakeholders to compare notes and collaborate on areas of working together to achieve the President’s reelection.

He noted that the organisation has concluded a plan to establish a full-fledged secretariat for coordination, with offices for directors and state coordinators who will compare and analyse reports and issue instructions to its members.

The BoT Chairman formally invited the Vice President to officially commission the A4A office complex on Saturday, 17 October 2027.

Also present at the meeting were former Governors of Plateau, Chief Joshua Dariye and Senator Simon Lalong; Taraba, Rev. Jolly Nyame; Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello; Katsina, Barr. Ibrahim Shehu Shema, Bauchi, Mallam Isa Yuguda, Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hajiya Hadiza Bala Usman, Chairman of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), some top officials of government, and other members of the A4A BOT and Secretariat.