Atiku vs Tinubu: Top Northern Governor Discloses Arewa's Direction

• Kaduna governor, Uba Sani, disclosed the dimension of the northern votes in the 2027 elections between the likes of Atiku Abubakar and President Bola Tinubu
• Governor Sani, while speaking in an interview, dismissed the notion by Atiku and other opposition camps that the election is between the ruling APC and Nigerians
• The governor expressed confidence that the north will massively vote for President Tinubu in the election and posited that the opposition was only presenting weak arguments

Governor Uba Sani has dismissed the claim by the opposition that the North will not vote for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. The Kaduna governor made the claim while speaking on the chances of President Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.

According to Governor Sani, the Arewa people of northern Nigeria will not vote based on religion, ethnicity or tribe in the 2027 elections. He also noted that the opposition leaders who have claimed that the 2027 election is between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Nigerian people are presenting weak arguments.

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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former vice president of Nigeria, and his camp have always made the claim. They have expressed confidence that Atiku would win massively in the North in 2027.

In his reaction, Governor Sani expressed confidence in the chances of President Tinubu returning to power in the 2027 elections and that the North will massively vote for him in the race. His statement reads:

"President Tinubu will win the North in 2027. The North will not vote based on religion, ethnicity, or tribe. I have seen people coming here telling you it's APC versus the Nigerian people; that is the laziest argument I have ever heard in my life."

Reactions as Governor Sani defends Tinubu

Meanwhile, the statement of the Kaduna governor has started generating mixed reactions from Nigerians. Below are some of their comments:

Fescang projected the defeat of the opposition parties and urged them to present one candidate:

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"Any political party that fails to plan for victory is certainly planning for defeat. The opposition today in NGR is disorganised and disunited. They have no punter's chance if they don’t consolidate and present a single candidate for president. They are planning to lose."

Andrew called for free and fair elections:

"Everyone holding one position or the other in APC, especially the governors that are seeking re-election, they always try so hard to please President Tinubu that they are working for him even if it requires them to make up stories and figures. The one in Edo State that scored about 300k votes to become governor wants to give President Tinubu 2.5M votes when the number of registered voters in Edo state is about 2.3M (less than the 2.5M he is pledging). Oga Governor, Dey play! Which part of the country has all the juicy and key appointments? Which part of the country is more ravaged by insecurity and poverty, among others? When the time comes, just less than 6 months, we shall see the results. I hope your prediction comes true. Just ensure there is a free, fair and credible election."

Baana Aliumar commended the governor:

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"Certainly the governor hasn't ignored the obvious. We're not naive-minded people; we trusted late PMB he's a big disappointment to Ng and his from the northern Ng Now giving shots to PBAT is not only good but a wise choice."

Salmanu Marafa alleged that the north was completely abandoned:

"How will he win the north? The north that was completely abandoned."

Watch the video of his interview on X here:

Presidency defends Tinubu on Obi's attacks

Legit.ng earlier reported that the presidency disclosed that the NDC 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was ignorant about the power-generating capacity of Nigeria.

Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, made the claim while responding to Obi's criticism of President Bola Tinubu.

According to Onanuga, the problem of Nigeria's electricity is not a shortage of gas, while disclosing the actual headache of Tinubu's administration.

Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng