North Will Back Tinubu in 2027 for Delivering on Promises — Gombe Governor
Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State says Northern Nigeria will back President Bola Tinubu for a second term in 2027 in recognition of his administration’s progress on key campaign promises to the region.
Speaking in Kaduna at the opening of a two-day session on government-citizen engagement, organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF), Yahaya said the north’s strategic support for Tinubu in 2023 is already yielding visible results.
“When candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu stood before us during the 2023 campaign, he made specific commitments to Northern Nigeria. The north, believing in President Tinubu’s vision, voted strongly for him, contributing to over 60% of Tinubu’s winning votes,” he said.
He stressed that the session, themed ‘Assessing Electoral Promises: Fostering Government-Citizen Engagement for National Unity’, was meant to measure real progress, not indulge in “empty rhetoric”.
“Today, we gather not for empty rhetoric, but to examine those promises and assess the level of progress so far. What we find is an administration that has delivered meaningful results for our region despite facing significant national challenges. I make bold to say that the evidence of progress is visible across our region,” Yahaya stated.
“In 2027, we must reward performance and hard work, and by that measure, President Tinubu has earned our continued support,” he added.
Yahaya cited major infrastructure projects like the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano expressway, refinery rehabilitation, and oilfield development, as well as gains in security and agriculture, as signs of Tinubu’s commitment to the north.
