{"id":23368,"date":"2025-05-06T09:44:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T08:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/?p=23368"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:44:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T08:44:29","slug":"2027-north-alone-cant-decide-pres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/2027-north-alone-cant-decide-pres\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: North alone cannot decide who will be president- Tanko Yakassai"},"content":{"rendered":"
Elder statesman Alhaji Tanko Yakassai has stated that the North alone cannot decide who would be president in 2027 on its own as the anti-Tinubu coalition led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar gains traction in the North.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

This comes after the League of Northern Democrats stated yesterday that their goal is to fix the nation, not take it.<\/p>\n

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Recall that Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, President Bola Tinubu’s former Special Adviser on Political Matters, recently announced that the North will soon determine its political course in advance of the general elections in 2027.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Baba-Ahmed had emphasised that without the backing of the Northern region, no politician could win the presidency of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

According to Yakassai, a founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum(ACF)<\/a> and a former liaison officer to the late President Shehu Shagari, neither the North nor the South could decide who would become president of Nigeria, as he told news men.<\/p>\n

In his words, \u201cThe presidential election is a national affair. Any presidential election is a national issue, the North alone cannot determine who becomes President; the South alone cannot make it. The South and North must come together with a formidable candidate to get it done.<\/p>\n

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2027: North alone cannot decide who will be president- Tanko Yakassai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWhen I mean a formidable candidate, it means apart from someone with the popularity, he must have the financial clout. Elections in Nigeria now involve a lot of money. Unfortunately, people with money in Nigeria do not like to sponsor any candidate. You must have enough money to put yourself there but don\u2019t rely on others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reiterating his point, Yakasai stated that while the North is crucial to the election of a president, it cannot decide the matter on its own.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLike I said, the North alone cannot decide who becomes President in 2027 but it will play a very important role because of its numbers. Of course, other factors will make it possible for a presidential candidate to emerge and win elections in this country. Those factors include acceptability and support by the stakeholders\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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