Former Political Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has opined that it is too risky for the President to pick his Vice President for 2027 from the Northwest.
Naija News reports that there have been permutations that Tinubu could pick another Vice Presidential candidate ahead of 2027.
Amid these permutations, Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, has been identified as a possible choice
However, while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Baba-Ahmed hinted that Tinubu could pick his Vice President from Kano State.
According to him, if Tinubu consider changing his Vice President, it could potentially cause discontent among Muslims.
He said: “The President cannot go to the Northwest because the late Buhari just finished his eight years; going to the Northwest is a bit risky.
“However, if he wants he can go to Kano, but the gap between the NNPP and APC in Kano in 2023 is just 500k.
“For the population of Kano, that is not too much. So, what do you gain if you pick somebody from Kano compared to what you lose if a lot of people vote against your party?”
Meanwhile, former Minister of Transportation and South-South leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has declared his resolve to thwart President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second term ambition in the 2027 general elections.
Amaechi, who addressed a crowd of supporters at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Wednesday, expressed deep frustration with the current administration, accusing it of worsening the economic hardship experienced by Nigerians.
The former Rivers State Governor decried the high cost of living and electricity tariffs under Tinubu’s government.
“I’m tired of this government. If a rich man is spending ₦4 million on electricity, only God knows how you, the masses-are surviving,” he lamented, drawing applause from the crowd.
Amaechi’s comments further confirmed departure from his former alignment with the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party under which he served as minister.
Amaechi used the occasion to rally political support for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), urging Rivers State residents to join the party and resist electoral manipulation.
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