‘Northerners should allow Tinubu complete his eight-year tenure’ – Yari

Senatorial candidate for the All Progressives Congress in Kano State, Abdul’Aziz Abubakar Yari, has urged northerners to allow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to complete his eight-year term in office, in line with Nigeria's tradition of rotational presidency. In a meeting with Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Yari emphasized the importance of respecting the established political arrangement that saw a northerner hold the presidency for several years before Tinubu emerged.

He highlighted that Nigeria has been ruled by northerners for 47 years since independence and argued that understanding the country's political system is crucial for unity. Yari, the APC Presidential Campaign Council's Director-General, stated that his role extends beyond promoting Tinubu to fostering national unity. He pointed out that from 2015 to 2023, a northerner, President Muhammadu Buhari, governed Nigeria, and now from 2023 to 2026, it is a southerner, Tinubu.

Yari appealed to northerners to accept the zoning arrangement without seeking to overturn it, citing the country's population as a reason to maintain the existing system. He acknowledged that Tinubu's administration, like any other, is not perfect and that challenges faced by Nigeria are not solely attributable to the current administration.

Yari also highlighted that insecurity is a global issue, citing the example of gun violence in Chicago, and that every nation, including the United States, faces similar problems. He urged Nigerians, particularly those in the North, to give the Tinubu administration time to address economic and security challenges, noting that the presidency would eventually return to the North after Tinubu's tenure.