• North can’t be swayed by superficial gestures – northern elders
• Only a formidable northern vice will help him, says CNG
• It will be difficult to dislodge Tinubu’s support base in north, Abdullahi insistsRecall that prior to the 2023 election, the presidential candidate of the LP, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), enjoyed massive support among urban youths. But he failed to make inroads into the Muslim majority states in the North, as the results of the election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) indicated.
Datti Baba-Ahmed,Another factor is that Obi is likely to face stiff competition from rival candidates, especially the president, who though has not announced his intention to contest the 2027 elections, would also be vying for northern votes.
SuleimanHe, however, advised the former Anambra governor to be circumspect while searching for a northern politician to serve as his running mate.
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