The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has issued a rallying cry to the North for President Bola Tinubu’s reelection within the 2027 presidential election, declaring that the area has completely nothing to fear from a second time period for the president.
With pressing depth, he implored northern leaders and residents to unite behind the president’s re-election bid, framing the administration’s second-term agenda as a safe, bulletproof assure for the area’s future prosperity and stability.
Mr Shettima made the decision on Monday when he obtained, on a courtesy go to, a delegation from the Arewa for Tinubu (A4A) – a northern-based assume tank -working for the re-election of President Tinubu.
He known as on leaders throughout the area to unite right into a single entrance and work for the progress of the realm and the well-being of its individuals, that are prime priorities for the Tinubu administration.
According to the VP, the North has no motive to be frightened of the re-election of Mr Tinubu, because it has benefitted immensely when it comes to appointments and game-changing tasks and programmes.
His phrases: “Let’s unite as a individuals and work for the event of our area and the progress of our individuals by the re-election of this administration. We are benefiting, and we stand to profit extra from this authorities in some 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 vp thanked the group for his or her steadfast help for President Bola Tinubu always and appealed to them to work tougher and galvanise throughout wards, communities and native governments within the northern area for the president’s re-election.
Earlier, the Director General of the Area for Asiwaju and former Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, mentioned the organisation won’t relaxation on its laurels till they make the North proud by reelecting President Tinubu.
He mentioned the group plans to meet with spiritual leaders, together with Muslim and Christian clerics, in addition to different outstanding Nigerians to clarify to them the necessity to help the Tinubu/Shettima ticket in 2027.
“On discussions with the excessive profile, we have gone far. We have met them a number of occasions, and the BoT is assembly them once more to consolidate our positive aspects and to inform them why there’s want to help 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, mentioned the assume tank which labored for President Tinubu’s election within the 2023 basic election will repeat the identical feat in 2027.
He mentioned the organisation had been assembly with northern governors and different stakeholders to examine notes and collaborate on areas of working collectively to obtain the President’s reelection.
He famous that the organisation has concluded plans to have a full-fledged secretariat for functions of coordination, the place there might be places of work for administrators and state coordinators to examine studies, analyse them, and provides out directions to its members.
The BoT chairman formally invited the vp to formally fee the A4A workplace advanced on Saturday, October 17, 2027.
Also current on the assembly had been former Governors of Plateau, Joshua Dariye and Simon Lalong; Taraba, Jolly Nyame; Kogi, Yahaya Bello; Katsina, Ibrahim Shema; Bauchi, Isa Yuguda; Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman; Chairman of NDLEA, Buba Marwa, some prime officers of presidency, and different members of the A4A BOT and Secretariat.
Stanley Nkwocha
Senior Special Assistant To The President on Media & Communications
(Office of The Vice)
twelfth October, 2026
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