Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule, has said it was imperative for the North to work towards the actualisation of President Bola Tinubu ‘s return bid in 2027.
He stated this on Saturday, at the Nzeh Mada festival 2025 in Akwanga, Akwanga local government area of the state.
Sule explained that supporting the second term bid of President Tinubu will be a fulfillment of the promise the region’s leaders made on the matter ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The governor who is the chairman, North Central Governors Forum said the North is not known for reneging on its promise.
He urged the region’s leaders to discontenace the agitation of some politicians who are bent on causing confusion in the polity just because they failed to realised their personal ambition.
He said the same politicians were among the region’s leaders who sold Tinubu ‘s candidacy to the people in 2023, but are now turning around to criticise the president.
“Some politicians will always create confusion if they failed to get what they wanted or achieve their targets. As a junior governor then, some of the older governors told us that the best person for the presidency is Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“They told us Tinubu can transform Nigeria the same way he made Lagos an epicenter of business and commerce. It was a challenging period but we worked hard to bring Tinubu into office. And today, the same people because they couldn’t get what they were looking for, are criticizing Tinubu that he is the worst President Nigeria has ever produced,” he said.
He said the North cannot tilt to the side of a few individuals who are aggrieved because they lost out in the power game.
“Well, whether he is the good, the bad or the ugly by the grace of God we are bringing back Bola Ahmed Tinubu to continue as president of Nigeria,” he said.
He said the North made a commitment that having been in the presidency for eight years, South should have its turn.
“So, we cannot do the contrary, we cannot say something today and say another tomorrow. So we have to be patient and support the president to do his eight years in office,” Sule said.