2027: Tinubu meets TY Danjuma, North-East, North-Central leaders
Former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), and political leaders from the North-East and North-Central on Thursday met behind closed doors with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, amid preparations for the 2027 general elections.
The meeting, which reportedly formed part of consultations to mobilise political support for Tinubu ahead of the January 16 presidential election, also addressed security challenges and development issues affecting communities in the two geopolitical zones.
The delegation included Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang; Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas; former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.); and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Dogara said the delegation visited Tinubu to demonstrate solidarity with his administration and discuss ways of strengthening support for him across their communities.
He said the engagement was also an opportunity to discuss issues affecting their people and acknowledge the administration’s contributions to their development.
“We’re all here to show solidarity to Mr President and then, in the spirit of the season, which you know is all about politicking, to discuss matters that affect our community and how we can best help in mobilising support for the President, who has done so much for our community.
“That is basically the reason why we’re here,” Dogara said.
The former Speaker also expressed satisfaction with what he described as significant improvements in the country’s security situation, particularly in areas previously affected by insurgency, banditry and kidnappings.
Although he acknowledged that pockets of insecurity remained, Dogara said government interventions had reduced attacks in several troubled communities.
He cited the Abuja-Kaduna corridor as an example, recalling the attacks on travellers and the attack on a moving train, which had heightened fears among commuters.
“To travel from here to Kaduna, everybody knows what it was. At a point, they even brought down a moving train, but right now, some of those crises are not there,” he said.
