2027: Northern power brokers, Emirs, Imams behind Tinubu, Yari assures
Director General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council APC-PCC, Senator Abdul'aziz Yari, has assured President Bola Tinubu that the power brokers of Northern Nigeria, traditional rulers and…
The North remains Nigeria's most electorally decisive region, with its 19 states and the FCT accounting for the largest bloc of registered voters in the country. Securing the backing of traditional and religious institutions there — emirs, imams and influential political godfathers — has long been a prerequisite for any presidential candidate seeking to build a winning coalition, given their enduring sway over communal and bloc voting patterns, particularly in the core North-West and North-East.
Abdul'aziz Yari, a former Zamfara State governor, now leads the APC Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 election, tasked with rallying support for President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid. His remarks, as reported by Vanguard and Channels TV, frame the North as solidly behind Tinubu, with Channels' coverage highlighting his "101%" confidence claim and emphasis on the administration's record as the campaign's selling point. Neither report details specific commitments from named emirs or imams, nor addresses simmering concerns in parts of the North over economic hardship and insecurity that could complicate such assurances.