North’ll support Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, says Gombe Gov

.Wait till 2031 for your turn, Akume urges northern politicians

.Says President delivering on his promise of impartiality

Gombe State Governor, Yahaya Inuwa, on Tuesday said the North would support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.

He stated this during a two-day conference in Kaduna State to assess the performance of President Tinubu’s administration, especially as it affects the socio-economic well-being of the region.

Governor Inuwa, who is also the Chairman, Northern Governors Forum stated that the support given to Tinubu during the 2023 election is already yielding tangible results in the areas of infrastructure, security, agriculture and power.

The meeting organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation attracted the presence of Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State,  Gombe State Governor, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, serving and past governors, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, service chiefs, ministers,  and other political appointees from the northern region.

The two-day interactive session, with the theme “Assessing electoral promises: fostering government-citizens engagement for national unity,” draws participants from the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory.

According to the Director-General of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Dr Abubakar Umar, the interactive session is a continuation of the North’s tradition of engaging constructively with successive administrations to ascertain the progress made so far by the Tinubu administration in the last two years.

According to Channels Television, the foundation explained that the review will serve as a critical litmus test to measure the federal government’s responsiveness to the socio-economic and security challenges facing northern Nigeria.

Also speaking, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, said that Boko Haram attacks, banditry, and communal conflicts in the northern region have reduced drastically in the last two years compared to what the situation was in the last administration.

Citing an example, the National Security Adviser (NSA) stated that 1,192 people were killed and over 3,348 kidnapped in Kaduna State during the previous administration, while more than 5,000 people lost their lives in Benue State within the same period.

Ribadu said that the successes recorded in the fight against insecurity is as a result of President Tinubu’s directive to security agencies on a unified security approach.

He said that the various security operations across the North-West have led to the release of 11,259 hostages as at May 2025.

He also disclosed that several bandit leaders and their gang members have been eliminated by security forces in Zamfara, Kaduna and Katsina states.

The NSA commended Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State for initiating the non-kinetic approach in addressing insecurity in Southern Kaduna, Birnin Gwari and other troubled communities in the state.

Meanwhile, The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, has called on politicians from the Northern Region to wait until 2031, for them to contest for president.

Akume made the call during his remarks at a two-day Interactive Season on Government-citizens’ Engagement on Tuesday in Kaduna.

The event, with the theme “Assessing Electoral Promises: Fostering Government-citizens’ Engagement for National Unity’, was organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation.

The SGF commended the foundation for providing a platform where the citizens and government could sit and explore ways to enhance governance, democracy and development.

He said that the government of President Bola Tinubu had spent two years and two months, adding that its achievements were fundamental and remarkable.

The SGF said, “Tinubu promised impartiality in governance and he has done that without breaking the promise.

“There is a need to encourage someone who is doing well, so that he can do more.

“There is a lot of misinformation in some aspects of the media.

Tinubu has strengthened the security architecture in the country, revitalised agriculture with progressive initiatives.

“We have witnessed intervention that led to a reduction in prices of food produce, improved food security and infrastructure across the country.”

Akume said that Tinubu was on course to take Nigeria to the promised land, adding: “I will urge politicians from the Northern Region to wait till 2031.

“Do not join a group that will stagnate the various developments achieved by President Tinubu.

“The president had positively touched all parts of the country and every citizen.

“The removal of fuel subsidy has now provided more funds to the government at the sub-national levels to carry out huge projects and deliver quality dividends of democracy.”

The SGF explained that the Renewed Hope Agenda was not a slogan but a determination to restore hope to all the regions of the country.

He narrated some of the achievements in diplomacy and foreign policies, transportation, job creation, education, tax reforms, Local Government Autonomy, national security, sports, war against corruption, peace, stability and others.

Akume added, “Tinubu has laid a foundation stone for New Nigeria through visionary leadership and commitment to bring dividends of democracy to all citizens and regions of the country without bias.

“Tinubu has appointed so many people from the Northern Region to work with him, and they are doing well.

“The narrative that the North is not carried alone is not true.

“The Super Highway from Sokoto to Bagary is longer than that of Lagos-Calabar.

“However, the contract for the road, from Akwanga through Jos, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba and other parts of the Northern Region will soon be awarded.

He reiterated that with the various developments in two years and two months by Tinubu, patriotic politicians should jettison their ambition for the presidency till 2031.

He added that 2027 should not be in their minds, saying, “This is because Tinubu has done so well and will continue in that line to better the lot of the citizens and the country.”

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the event brought together all appointees in the Tinubu administration from the Northern region of the country to interact with the citizens, including the agency’s Managing Director, Malam Ali M. Ali.