By Akinwale Kasali
President Bola Tinubu has got the nod to continue in the saddle as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from the All Progressives Congress from the North-West Zone.
The Zone endorsed President Tinubu on Saturday ahead of the 2027 Presidential election.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abas, moved the motion for the endorsement of the President, while Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, seconded the motion, passing a vote of confidence in Tinubu for a second term in 2027.
Thereafter, a communique on behalf of stakeholders from the zone was read by Kaduna State Governor and APC North-West Co-ordinating Governor, Senator Uba Sani, to wrap up the meeting.
In return, all the APC governors in the North-West Zone were offered an automatic ticket for a second term in the 2027 governorship elections.
The party leaders, including the National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, three Governors of Kaduna, Uba Sani, Jigawa, Namadi and Kebbi, Nasir and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abas, Ministers as well as party executives, overwhelmingly declared their support for the President during the APC North-West Zone Stakeholders Meeting in Kaduna on Saturday.
Governors of Katsina and Sokoto State sent their representatives.
Among other party faithful at the gathering were Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Abubakar Bagudu, Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal.
Others are a former Speaker and Governor of Katsina, Bello Aminu Masari, former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial, Shehu Sani, former Gov of Zamfara State, Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima, Chairmen of Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara, Sokoto, former House of Representatives members from the zone, former governor of Zamfara, Mahmud Shinkafi, former governor of Kebbi, Senator Adamu Aliero.
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