North will massively vote for Tinubu in 2027, says Governor Bago

By Kunle Sanni –

Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has declared that the North will rally behind President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election, insisting that the President has lived up to expectations and delivered on his campaign promises.

Speaking on Sunday with Femi Akande on Television Continental (TVC) Politics programme, Bago said he is prepared to lead Tinubu’s re-election campaign, stressing that the North has benefited greatly under the current administration.

“As far as we are concerned, it is Asiwaju for 2027; there is no going back,” the governor said, emphasizing the importance of power rotation between the North and the South.

According to him, equity and fairness demand that the South retain power until 2031, after which the presidency can return to the North. He argued that calls from some northern politicians against Tinubu’s second term are not reflective of the region’s broader sentiment.

“In Niger State, there is no dissenting voice. Nigeria is coexisting peacefully because we have decided to embrace a kind of rotation in governance. The North will do eight years, the South will do eight years,” Bago explained. “He (Tinubu) is just two years in office, and you are saying it should come back to the North. How? We had opportunities.”

The governor, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), also credited Tinubu’s administration with boosting federal allocations, enabling northern governors to execute more developmental projects. He declared himself the “director-general” of Tinubu’s 2027 campaign, with Niger State as the headquarters of the mobilisation effort.

Bago further urged northern politicians with presidential ambitions to wait until 2031 before contesting, saying the principle of zoning must be respected to maintain national stability.

Meanwhile, Tinubu’s support base expanded over the weekend, as former presiding officers of the National Assembly—including former Senate President Ken Nnamani and former Speakers Patricia Etteh and Yakubu Dogara—publicly expressed interest in backing his re-election.