{
  "id": 14055029,
  "title": "Tinubu’s reelection: You Have Nothing To Fear, Shettima tells Northern leaders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/tinubus-reelection-you-have-nothing-to-fear-shettima-tells-northern",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T21:19:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/tinubus-reelection-you-have-nothing-to-fear-shettima-tells-northern-leaders/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vice-President Kashim Shettima has reassured Northern leaders that they have nothing to fear if President Bola Tinubu secures a second term. Shettima urged the region's leaders and citizens to unite behind Tinubu's re-election campaign, emphasizing the administration's agenda as a \"secure, bulletproof guarantee for the region’s future prosperity and stability.\" Speaking after meeting with the Arewa for Tinubu (A4A), a northern-based think tank, Shettima said the North has reaped significant benefits from the current administration, including appointments and projects and programs. \"Let’s unite as a people and work for the development of our region and the progress of our people through the re-election of this administration. We are benefiting and we stand to benefit more from this government in many ways,\" he said. Shettima's message was backed by figures such as the Bank of Agriculture's disbursement of N450 billion to 700,000 smallholder farmers, with 70% of beneficiaries hailing from the North. The Vice President also thanked the group for their support and appealed for stronger mobilization across wards, communities, and local governments in the North ahead of the 2027 election.",
  "summary": "Vice-President Kashim Shettima has told Northern leaders that they have absolutely nothing to fear if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gets reelected. Shettima also implored northern leaders and citizens to unite behind the President’s re-election bid, framing the administration’s second-term agenda as a “secure, bulletproof guarantee for the region’s future prosperity and stability.” Shettima made…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}