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As the anti-Tinubu coalition, headed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, gathers momentum in the North, elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has said the North alone cannot determine who emerges as president in 2027.
This came as the League of Northern Democrats, yesterday, said the mission of the group is not in seizing power but fixing the country.

It will be recalled that former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, recently declared that the North will soon define its political direction, ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Baba-Ahmed had stressed that no politician can win the Nigerian presidency without from the Northern region.

“No politician can become president without Northern , making the region’s stance crucial to any aspirant’s success,” he had said.

However, Yakassai, a former Liaison Officer to late President Shehu Shagari and founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, who spoke with Vanguard, noted that neither the North nor the South could determine who emerges Nigeria’s president.

Speaking against the backdrop of growing coalition against the Tinubu Presidency, Yakassai said:

“The presidential election is a national affair. Any presidential election is a national issue, the North alone cannot determine who becomes President; the South alone cannot make it. The South and North must come together with a formidable candidate to get it done.

“When I mean a formidable candidate, it means apart from someone with the popularity, he must have the financial clout. Elections in Nigeria now involve a lot of money. Unfortunately, people with money in Nigeria do not like to sponsor any candidate. You must have enough money to put yourself there but don’t rely on others.”

Emphasising his earlier position, Yakasai declared that though the North plays a critical role in the emergence of a president, it cannot make the decision alone.

The elder statesman said: “Like I said, the North alone cannot decide who becomes President in 2027 but it will play a very important role because of its numbers. Of course, other factors will make it possible for a presidential candidate to emerge and win elections in this country. Those factors include acceptability and by the stakeholders.”


No one can win presidency on regional voting alone – ACF

Speaking on the issue in an interview with Vanguard last night, the National Publicity Secretary of Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Prof. Tukur Mohammed Baba, said the forum had no control over who would win the presidential election noting that no one could be president on the basis of regional voting alone.

He said: ‘’In 2027, ACF views the statement as a personal opinion of Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed to which he is entitled. Whether or not it will come to , we don’t know.

‘’ACF as an organisation has no control over that. But we do know that no one can be president on the basis solely of regional voting alone, as the constitutional requirements require what is essentially a pan-regional spread of at some minimum level.

‘’Again, whatever anyone thinks, it is the voter, if allowed to vote without interference, manipulation or other electoral malfeasance, that will determine the outcome. So basically, we need to wait to see how things eventually pan out.

Recall that on March 20, 2025, the former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar announced the formation of a coalition of opposition political parties to oust President Tinubu in 2027.

Atiku, who spoke at a press conference at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, had said: “Yes, this is the birth of the coalition of opposition ahead of 2027.”
However, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said the coalition being put together by Atiku has disintegrated.

Onanuga said: “Atiku’s political future looks bleak. The coalition that he, El-Rufai, Babachir, and new member Baba-Ahmed are cobbling together has disintegrated.”

Though some stakeholders believe the Atiku coalition might have hit the rocks, they argued that it remains a Northern affair.

Multiple sources, who confided in Vanguard, said this had led President Tinubu to aggressively build his base in the South-South and South-East zones.

The aggressive drive led Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and other PDP stakeholders to defect to the APC in Delta State.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/anti-tinubu-coalition-north-alone-cant-decide-2027-presidency-tanko-yakassai-acf/

Money is the most important material you need for Nigeria elections just 5000naira/person can win you any sit of choice in Nigeria

North is fractured

NC and Christian north

This same man in talks to apc.


They will continue to fool Obi cos they know after southwest in 2031, the power return to north

I want El-Rufai to be taught a lesson

but it's all about the vote buying

Nothing special about election

Tell them and loud it for them to hear.

The North has made the biggest mistake in their political journey trusting Tinubu with power is like giving the devil something valuable to keep I pity the North they better advise Atiku not to run else the entire south will unite under Tinubu

Jagaban is a game changer. He's not Jonathan who was removed easily. 2027 election would between North and South. It's gonna be North East, North Central, South West, South South for Jagaban, North West, for Still and South East for OBI.

TINUBU CAN NOT HAVE MORE THAN 55% OF THE VOTE FROM THE SOUTH

igala1:
Jagaban is a game changer. He's not Jonathan who was removed easily. 2027 election would between North and South. It's gonna be North East, North Central, South West, South South for Jagaban, North West, for Still and South East for OBI.

Nothing concerns you with good governance. Only to win election.

PressMyButton:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/anti-tinubu-coalition-north-alone-cant-decide-2027-presidency-tanko-yakassai-acf/

Have you inquired from God,what He thinks?

That is why SE and SS will be aligning with north to remove SW president..lol

The north keep overestimating themselves

MICHEALADEX:
This same man in talks to apc.


They will continue to fool Obi cos they know after southwest in 2031, the power return to north

Obi is a TOY.

We are only using him in the bigger politics of Nigeria.

Thank God he is cooperating by making himself available for use.

TOY have no choice though.

That Northern Number u people keep clamouring, Tinubu had designed d census to alter it.
Dude is not Jagaban for nothing.
He will fragment u and psychologically make u understand that Noko Haram and other groups of its kind won't be killing u whike u pretend ur number kept increasing.

helinues:
North is fractured

NC and Christian north

Election is not held in Nigeria it's all formalities.

They no dey tell them ...las las una go dey alright....
It would be clear that North alone can't win election...
A Coalition leveraging on a myopic Fulani North Mafia of Kaduna Kano and Katsina masquerading as "North" would not stand everyone can read the Body language of this very clearly except a section amongst them believing in what is not there ...

Aiit

edungene7:
The North has made the biggest mistake in their political journey trusting Tinubu with power is like giving the devil something valuable to keep I pity the North they better advise Atiku not to run else the entire south will unite under Tinubu

But Tinubu is Muslim

Shey na only our vote dey carry Dem in?
When power never reach him hand. He dare buhari and the rest. We tot it's a joke not knowing he has played his gamé earlier

Let me tell u one secret today..
WISDOM IS POWERFUL THAN PHYSICAL STRATEGIES.
the Bible says seek wisdom in the getting get understanding.
Tinubu has that wisdom to even turn Nigeria for good. He just choose to use it the way he wants. If not look at his attendence from Obasanjo era till now. He doesn't speak much but play politics with wisdom.. na only God fit remove am.. he can even decide to divide Nigeria when he is done..

ok

Hell Rufai alone will decide!

edungene7:
The North has made the biggest mistake in their political journey trusting Tinubu with power is like giving the devil something valuable to keep I pity the North they better advise Atiku not to run else the entire south will unite under Tinubu

In this instance, the “North” are the one betraying Tinubu.

If Tinubu ed Buhari for 8 years without making noise and saying power just shift by force, why are the “North” now threatening to take over from Tinubu when he is only 2 years into power?

We all know who is betraying the accord by the unguarded statements the so called North are spitting out now.

The elder state man has told them reality not rhetoric from Hakeem Baba Ahmad.

Na now you just dey realise? I thought you northerners said you are the one to determine the president by 2027. It will shock you. Ask buhari if he did not fail three times with that mentality until Tinubu helped him in the south. Let El rufai keep fooling himself around. He thought this is buhari era where he was a super governor. The South will surprise you with your born to rule mentality.

They should leave Tinubu and Obi to slug it out

How i wish Tinubu and Obi will be the two major contenders, by 12pm APC will call Obi and congratulate him

Streetinvestor2 no b d same north Una wan pally with to defeat tinubu b this?

Hope u know there nothing like SS/SE attache by force again?

South south have ed d progressives n left u people to your hate.