Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, on Saturday branded any northerner contesting in the 2027 presidential election as an enemy of the area.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is the solely outstanding politician from the north battling to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the subsequent 12 months’s presidential contest.
Speaking at a pre-campaign assembly with a big crowd of Benue State indigenes residing in Kaduna, Akume famous instructed Northerners that the settlement on energy rotation between the North and the South was reached in Kaduna State to maintain the nation collectively.
The APC flagged off its presidential marketing campaign in Kaduna on Saturday.
A press release by the SGF’s spokesman, Yomi Odunuga, quoted him to have stated: “Remember that it was in this same Kaduna State that we agreed on power rotation between the North and the South. You cannot doubt the credentials of those that reached this agreement at that time, and it was done to keep this country together. We agreed on power shift, and that is what has kept this country going. That is what has retained our territorial integrity.”
As a end result, he declared that any Northerner looking for to contest the 2027 presidential election is an enemy of the North, insisting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stays the proper candidate to steer Nigeria past 2027 Nigerian Politics Coverage
“Anybody who is from the North and running for the presidency is an enemy of the North. Don’t allow that pretender to deceive you. It is not yet our turn. The North’s turn is in 2031. Prepare to vote for Tinubu. Do not allow anyone to destroy the country because of a vaunting personal ambition,” he stated.
The SGF urged the North to again Tinubu’s re-election bid and wait till 2031 earlier than looking for to return to the presidency. He warned that particular person political ambitions shouldn’t be allowed to undermine the region’s collective pursuits.
The former Governor of Benue State urged Northerners to stay united and resist political manoeuvres able to weakening the region’s affect.
He cautioned in opposition to makes an attempt to divide them alongside political, non secular and private strains, and recalled previous political disagreements amongst Nigerian leaders, warning in opposition to repeating errors that would weaken the North in nationwide politics.
He stated the North stands to learn extra from supporting Tinubu’s second-term ambition than from permitting particular person political pursuits to create divisions forward of the subsequent common elections.Follow Politics
Defending the president’s report, the SGF stated Tinubu has been honest to all in appointments and doesn’t favour one faith over one other.
“Let us remember that the President has been fair to all in terms of appointments and others. He doesn’t favour one religion over the other. Just look at the figures. So be careful about what people tell you,” he stated.
Akume additionally instructed his viewers that the president has proven his love for Benue State by way of vital initiatives.
“Let nobody deceive you; Asiwaju loves Benue, and he has displayed that in the number of significant projects the Federal Government is carrying out simultaneously in the state. These projects are diverse in healthcare, roads, education and others. This is being replicated throughout the federation. For example, in the area of education, over 65 per cent of NELFUND has been accessed, and most of them are from the North,” he stated.
Taking a swipe at Atiku, he stated, “Forget that other one making noise that he was going to remove fuel subsidy. He is always flip-flopping. He says something today and changes gear the next minute.”
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