2027 Election: Tinubu told Northerners Will Not Vote for Him in Nigeria's Next Poll
- PDP's Abdul-Aziz Abubakar has said northerners will not vote massively again for Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next presidential election in 2027
- Abubakar spoke against the backdrop of the controversy that greeted Nigeria’s $150 billion Samoa deal with an alleged clause to allow LGBTQ practice
- However, a fact-check report has shown that the new Samoa agreement does not contain LGBTQ clauses
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering Nigeria's governance, politics, and elections.
FCT, Abuja - Abdul-Aziz Na'ibi Abubakar, a chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), has said President Bola Tinubu will not get northern votes in the 2027 election.
Abubakar, the director-general (DG) of media, Atiku The Light Organisation, expressed doubt that the southwest geopolitical zone alone can make Tinubu a two-term president.
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Quoting a tweet, Abubakar wrote on his verified handle on Saturday, July 6:
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“You can cry till eternity, but Tinubu won't get northern votes in 2027. Let's see if the Southwest alone can make him a two-term President, the person wey even lost Lagos & his state of origin, Osun should not be bragging about votes, or even try to draw lines with the region that gave him the highest votes. You don’t have the balls!”
Samoa deal agreement controversy: Tinubu’s aide fume
After some northern clerics criticised the Tinubu-led administration following the decision of the federal government to sign the controversial Samoa agreement which the religious leaders thought encouraged LGBTQ, Dada Olusegun, President Tinubu’s special assistant on social media, spoke out on Saturday, July 6.
Olusegun wrote on his verified X account:
“We mustn't allow these mischievous bigots to estrange us from the northern base that supported the APC since 2015 and actively ensured that power returned to the south in 2023 in the spirit of true federalism.
“We must take time to explain, educate and clarify as much as possible.”
No LGBTQ clauses in new Samoa agreement
Meanwhile, a fact-check report by Premium Times indicates that the new Samoa agreement signed by Nigeria does not contain LGBTQ clauses.
LGBTQ, which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer, is banned in Nigeria.
People who enter into a same-sex marriage contract or civil union commit an offence and are each liable on conviction to a term of 14 years in jail for such relationships.
Contrary to what was reported in sections of the media, there are no LGBT clauses in the new Samoa agreement recently.
The Daily Trust report did not present any clause in the agreement that mandates LGBT rights.
'North with Tinubu' - Olusegun
In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that Olusegun insisted that Tinubu still has strong support from the crucial northern region.
He noted that some opposition elements are the ones pushing the claim that the North is against the president and would not vote for him in the 2027 general election.
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