{
  "id": 15287218,
  "title": "2027: North will support Tinubu’s re-election, says Kano gov",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/2027-north-will-support-tinubus-re-election-says-kano-gov",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T22:04:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-north-will-support-tinubus-re-election-says-kano-gov/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf assured President Bola Tinubu of Northern Nigeria's support for his re-election in the 2027 general elections during the inauguration of the Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A) campaign office in Abuja on Saturday. Daily Post Nigeria reports that Yusuf declared the North would vote for the President 100 per cent. He cited a purported 1999 mutual agreement between the North and the South for two consecutive terms each, noting that the arrangement was honored during the eight-year tenure of the late President Muhammadu Buhari.\n\nPunch Nigeria reports that Yusuf pledged to mobilize support for the President across the region. Separately, APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda predicted at the A4A secretariat commissioning that the North would provide more than 70 per cent of its votes to President Tinubu in 2027. Yilwatda cited various administration initiatives as reasons for support, including road projects, the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline, irrigation dams, railway projects, healthcare initiatives, and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: North will give Tinubu over 70% of votes, APC chairman predicts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/2027-north-will-give-tinubu-over-70-of-votes-apc-chairman-predicts",
        "published": "2026-10-17T16:44:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}