Nigeria: You Have Nothing to Fear If Tinubu Wins Second Term - Shettima to North

What the report says

Vice President Kashim Shettima used a meeting in Abuja on Monday to urge northern leaders and voters to back President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term in the 2027 presidential election. According to Premium Times, which reported the remarks through AllAfrica, Shettima told a delegation from Arewa for Tinubu (A4A) that the North had no reason to fear a Tinubu reelection, arguing that the region had already benefited from the current administration.

Shettima said the government was delivering appointments and development projects, and he pointed to federal support for smallholder farmers as an example of benefits reaching northern states. Premium Times also reported that he framed Tinubu’s second-term agenda as important for the region’s prosperity and stability, while calling on northern stakeholders to unify behind the president.

The A4A delegation, led by former Jigawa State governor and group director general Abubakar Badaru, said it was building support for the Tinubu/Shettima ticket by engaging clerics, political figures and grassroots organizers across the North. The group’s board chairman, former Kano State governor Ibrahim Shekarau, said it planned further consultations with governors and other stakeholders and intended to set up a more formal secretariat for coordination.

The meeting brought together several former governors and senior government officials. The political significance is that it reflects early campaigning and alliance-building ahead of the 2027 race, with northern support likely to remain an important factor in the national contest.