NORTHERN CANDIDATES SHOULD WAIT TILL 2031 TO CONTEST- ABBA YUSUF
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The governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has asked for the presidency of Nigeria to keep rotating between the northern and southern parts of the country.He urged candidates from the north who are hoping to run for president to wait until 2031 before trying to get the job.
Yusuf made this statement on Sunday at the Government House in Kano.
He was there to introduce 50 vehicles that were donated by Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, to help the APC party with its campaign efforts in the state in preparation for the 2027 elections.
A spokesperson for the governor, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, said that Yusuf believes the presidency should keep moving between the two regions.
He said each region should get a chance to have a president for two terms in a row.
He explained that allowing each region to complete two terms would give the government enough time to carry out important policies and development plans.
He said letting each region complete two terms would give an administration enough time to implement major policies and development programmes.
“I urge support for President Bola Tinubu to complete his second term because this would allow the South to complete its two-term cycle before power returns to the North,” Yusuf said.
He added, “We should allow the South to complete its two-term cycle. After that, power will return to the North in 2031.”
The governor therefore urged political stakeholders, particularly in the North, to exercise patience and allow the current political arrangement to run its course, effectively asking northern presidential aspirants to defer their ambitions until after the 2027–2031 tenure.
Yusuf said that having a rotational presidency would help make things fair, bring people together as one nation, build trust between citizens, and make everyone feel like they belong, regardless of where they are from in the country.
“Rotational presidency is about fairness, equity and giving every part of the country a sense of belonging,” he said.
He also urged politicians and political parties to conduct peaceful and issue-based campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The governor called on political actors to focus on policies, programmes and development plans rather than personal attacks and inflammatory rhetoric.
“Let us focus on issues, policies and programmes and avoid actions that can undermine peace and unity,” Yusuf said.
Yusuf reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to peaceful democratic engagement, urging political stakeholders to place the unity, peace and development of Kano State and Nigeria above partisan differences.
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