With high wire politics taking centre stage ahead of the 2027 presidential election, Niger State Governor Umaru Bago has openly declared himself the Director-General of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign.
Speaking on Tuesday in Minna, the state capital, Bago further announced that Niger State would serve as the headquarters for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign.
The governor did not mince words in condemning certain voices within the ruling party agitating for a northern candidate in 2027. He emphasised that Nigeria’s political stability rests on the unwritten understanding between the North and South on power rotation.
He said, “I’m now the self-imposed Director General of the Tinubu campaign for 2027, and Niger State is the campaign headquarters for Asiwaju 2027.
“We are Nigerians and we love Nigeria. There is an unwritten understanding in Nigeria for power to rotate between the North and the South. This has brought peace to this country.
“We completed the tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari, and Asiwaju is just in his second year,” he added.
Bago’s bold pronouncement is expected to further stir political calculations within the APC, as the race for 2027 gains momentum.
