Northern Elite Declare Support For Tinubu’s Re-Election, Launch Movement
The group says it will mobilize voters across the North and counter claims that Tinubu’s administration has neglected the region.
- On Monday, Vice President Kashim Shettima met with leaders of the Arewa for Asiwaju think tank at the Presidential Villa in Abuja to rally support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's 2027 re-election bid.
- Former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau leads the delegation, which formed A4A to mobilize Northern voters and counter narratives suggesting the Federal Government has neglected the region.
- Shettima implored Northern leaders to unite behind the President's re-election, framing the administration's second-term agenda as a "secure, bulletproof guarantee for the region's future prosperity and stability."
- The group plans to focus on grassroots contacts at local government areas and wards, noting the Bank of Agriculture disbursed N450 billion to 700,000 farmers with about 70 per cent from the North.
- This movement aims to consolidate support across Northern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 presidential election, where Tinubu faces challengers including Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
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Nigeria: You Have Nothing to Fear in Tinubu's Second Term, Shettima Tells Northern Leaders
The Vice President, 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 for the President.
You've nothing to fear in Tinubu's 2nd term - Shettima tells North
Vice President Kashim Shettima has issued a rallying cry to the North for President Bola Tinubu's re-election in the 2027 presidential election, declaring that the region has absolutely nothing to fear from a second term for the President.
Shettima meets Yahaya Bello, Badaru, other political figures in Aso Rock
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Monday met with former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, former Jigawa State Governor Abubakar Badaru and other political figures at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The delegation, reportedly comprising leaders of the National Directorate of Arewa for Asiwaju Movement, arrived at the Presidential Villa at about 4 pm on October 12, 2026. Others seen […] Shettima meets Yahaya Bello, Badaru, other political figure…
Northern Elite Declare Support For Tinubu’s Re-Election, Launch Movement
Prominent political leaders and elites from across the northern region have formally declared their support for the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu, announcing the establishment of a dedicated political organisation named 'Arewa for Asiwaju’.
2027: Ex-gov Yahaya Bello, Badaru, Lalong meet Shettima behind closed doors
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