North-Central APC forum endorses Tinubu for second term

The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office.

The APC Forum, in a statement on Monday, released after a meeting in Abuja on Sunday, said the region would stand behind the President in the 2027 presidential election.

The statement, signed by Chairman of the North-Central APC Forum, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, stressed that the Forum decided to endorse Tinubu for a second term because his administration has extended several opportunities to the North-Central since he assumed office as President in 2023.

The development is coming on the heels of opposition to Tinubu’s reelection by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and its youth wing, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF).

In a recent communique signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the ACF announced that it would support northerners running for the presidency in 2027.

Also, the AYCF, in a statement by its President, Alhaji Shettima Yerima, said the North regrets supporting Tinubu in the 2023 elections.

The group warned that the North might oppose Tinubu’s reelection bid in 2027 unless significant changes are made to improve the country’s socio-economic conditions.

However, the APC North-Central Forum, while endorsing Tinubu, said the zone has benefited immensely from Tinubu’s administration, especially in the areas of infrastructure, appointments, and security.

The APC Forum declared that the North-Central has never had it so good under any administration, since Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999.