President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly initiated measures to ‘regain’ the backing of northern political leaders our source reports that Tinubu became the president of Nigeria in 2023 after considerable support from the North Ahead of the 2027 election, there are rumours of an alleged desperation by some northern political elites to return to power
President Bola Tinubu may have commenced moves to regain the support of northern leaders and those aggrieved with his administration. According to The Punch on Sunday, August 25, close aides to President Tinubu disclosed that several initiatives were being implemented and new ones created. Tinubu is the 16th and current president of Nigeria. Photo credit: @officialABAT Source: Twitter Tinubu wary of north’s plight While insisting that Tinubu was not afraid of any political or pressure group, the sources asserted that the plan was to counteract the recent actions of some northern leaders opposed to his reelection in the 2027
The newspaper cited a source as saying the presidency was working to address some of the issues, adding that a two-prong approach was being deployed.
The senior official said: โThe first is to increase patronage to the north in terms of appointment. With this, we can silence the noise and complaints on the lopsided appointments, which has no basis. โThe second is to address the prominent problem of poverty and illiteracy, which is a serious issue. This was part of the reason for the creation of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC).”
