The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Abdulaziz Yari, has said 2027 presents an opportunity for the North to repay President Bola Tinubu for supporting the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Yari said the North would back Tinubu because he allowed the region to complete its full term in the presidency.
He spoke during a visit by the PCC to the palace of Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos, yesterday.
According to Yari:
“For people in the North, I believe it’s time for us to repay Tinubu for letting the North finish its full term.
“I remember there was a fight among some powerful groups inside the APC who tried to get Tinubu to run for president in 2019. He refused to give in to the pressure and said it was the North’s turn.
“Tinubu said he will support Buhari until the end as long as Buhari is willing to come out and ask people to vote for him. And that was what Tinubu truly did.
“Today, I don’t believe there’s any reason for people from the northern region not to back Tinubu in continuing the good work he has already started and finishing his time in office.”
2027: North will repay Tinubu for supporting Buhari, region – Yari