2027: Influential Northern Governor Opens Up on Speculations North is Against Tinubu

• Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has dismissed claims that the northern region is against the administration of President Bola Tinubu
• Governor Sule stated that having enjoyed the support of the region in the 2023 presidential election, Tinubu still has the backing of the north, contrary to speculations
• Legit.ng reports that Tinubu, currently in his first term in office, is expected to seek re-election in 2027

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics, elections, and governance in Nigeria.

FCT, Abuja - As Nigerians look forward to the 2027 general elections, Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa, has said northern governors and people of the region are not against President Bola Tinubu.

Sule stated this on Tuesday night, October 29, while speaking as a guest on Channels Television's 'Politics Today' programme.

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Governor Sule said:

"We cannot bring Tinubu as a president, and the north came in very heavily in making sure President Tinubu becomes president, and turn around and be against him."

Media reports on Monday, October 28, indicated that a fresh hurdle emerged for the tax reform bills before the national assembly. The Northern Governors’ Forum openly rejected some of the proposals, particularly the value-added tax (VAT) sharing template in one of the bills. The governors met in Kaduna state.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state, while reading the communiqué from the meeting, said the tax bills are against the interests of the north and instructed northern lawmakers to reject the bills.

Following the northern governors's stance, some persons have interpreted it to mean that the northern leaders have turned against President Tinubu.

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But addressing this, the Nasarawa state governor dismissed the claim.

He continued:

"In fact, we started by commending him on so many initiatives that he has taken."

Watch Sule's interview below:

Tinubu to increase patronage to north

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that while insisting that Tinubu was not afraid of any political or pressure group, close aides to the president asserted that the plan was to counteract the recent actions of some northern leaders opposed to Tinubu's reelection in the 2027 poll.

According to a source, a two-pronged approach was deployed to address the issues.

Proofreading by James, Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng