‘2027 is time for the North to repay Tinubu,’ Shettima says

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: October 24, 2026Country: Nigeria
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‘2027 is time for the North to repay Tinubu,’ Shettima says

Vice President Kashim Shettima said at the launch of Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election campaign in Kaduna that the president had consistently supported Northern Nigeria. He recalled that Tinubu provided political support to Atiku Abubakar after Abubakar left the PDP in 2007. Shettima said 2027 would be the time for Northern Nigerians to repay Tinubu for that support. At the rally, Tinubu said fuel subsidies would not return, while Kaduna Governor Uba Sani predicted a strong Northern vote for the president in the January 16, 2027 election.

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