Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, former Special Adviser on
Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, has declared that the northern
region will, within six months, determine where it stands ahead of the 2027
presidential election.
Speaking in a video seen by Daily Sun, Baba-Ahmed, who
was joined by Professor Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of the National
Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), stressed that no candidate can win the
presidency without northern support.
“In the next six months, the North will decide where
it stands. If the rest of the country wants to join us, fine. If not, we will
go our own way,” he said. “Nobody can become president of Nigeria without
northern support. We want a government that understands our problems and can
address them.”
He criticized what he described as continued
marginalization of the North, saying the region had been patient for too long.
Drawing a comparison to the post-Buhari administration, he added:
“After Buhari’s eight years, we became wiser. Now we
are in another government, and we are still crying. Is crying all we know how
to do? The North is watching. Elders, masses, and interest groups will soon say
‘enough is enough.’ The injustice and sidelining must stop.”
On the security situation, he reflected on the
suffering endured by the region during the Boko Haram insurgency, calling for a
shift away from ethnic and religious politics.
“Before Buhari became president, Boko Haram was
bombing mosques, churches, Abuja, and Lagos. That was a time northerners had to
unite,” he noted. “Today, no politician can just show up and expect northerners
to fall in line. Who are you? We are tired of being deceived. That era is
over.”
He concluded with a call for competent and honest
leadership, saying: “We just want the right leader — let him fall from heaven —
we just want someone who will solve our problems.”
Baba-Ahmed’s statement signals early political
posturing ahead of the 2027 polls, suggesting a more assertive and coordinated
approach by the northern bloc in deciding Nigeria’s political future.
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