Nigeria: Nigeria’s Vice President Shettima Urges Northern Leaders to Support Tinubu’s 2027 Re-election Bid.

Abuja, Nigeria - October 12, 2026 Vice President Kashim Shettima, says Northern Nigeria has nothing to fear from the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. Shettima said this on Monday in Abuja, when he received a delegation from the Arewa for Tinubu (A4A) - a northern-based think tank -:working for the reelection of President Tinubu. He implored northern leaders and citizens to unite behind the President's re-election bid. He described the administration's second-term agenda as a secure, bulletproof guarantee for the region's future prosperity and stability. Shettima called on leaders across the region to unite into a single front and work for the progress of the area and the wellbeing of its people. According to him, the progress and well being of the north are top priorities for Tinubu's administration. Shettima said the North has no reason to be scared of the re-election of President Tinubu. The vice president said the north has benefitted immensely in terms of appointments and game-changing projects and programmes. CUE IN VIDEO " Let's unite as a people and work for the development of our region and the progress of our people through the re-election of this administration. " We are benefiting and we stand to benefit more from this government in many ways. "The Bank of Agriculture has disbursed N450 billion to 700,000 smallholder farmers in Nigeria and about 70 per cent of the beneficiaries are from the north. "The present administration is working towards completing landmark and ground breaking projects in parts of the country. " I can assure you that the president loves the north and the president will work for the north." CUE OUT VIDEO The vice president thanked the group for its steadfast support for President Tinubu at all times. He appealed to members of the group to work harder and galvanise across wards, communities and local governments in the northern region for the President's re-election. Earlier, the Director-General of the group and former governor of Jigawa, Abubakar Badaru, said the organisation would not rest on its oars untill they make the north proud by reelecting Tinubu. He said the group plans to meet with religious leaders, including Muslim and Christian clerics, as well as other prominent Nigerians to explain to them the need to support the Tinubu/Shettima ticket in 2027. CUE IN VIDEO "On discussions with the high profile, we have gone far. We have met them severally and the BoT is meeting them again to consolidate our gains and to tell them why there is need to support this ticket. "We are also supporting the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) with whatever they want us to do that is micro in nature because they are so big. " And we really don't want to lose sight of the bigger arrangement that is there. We want to focus very well on the contacts at the grassroots - the local government areas and the wards." CUE OUT VIDEO Also, Chairman of the organisation's Board of Trustees (BoT) and former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, said the the group worked for Tinubu's election in the 2023 general election. Shekarau, therefore, assured that the group would repeat the same feat in 2027. He said the organisation had been meeting with northern governors and other stakeholders to compare notes and collaborate on areas of working together to achieve the President's reelection. He noted that the organisation has concluded plan to have a full-fledged secretariat for purposes of coordination. " We will have offices for directors and state coordinators to compare reports, analyse them, and give out instructions to its members. The BoT Chairman formally invited the vice president to officially commission the A4A office complex on Oct. 17.