{"id":163312,"date":"2025-05-20T21:53:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2027-elections-north-west-people-will-decide-not-politicians-baba-ahmed"},"modified":"2025-05-20T22:56:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:56:13","slug":"2027-elections-north-west-people-will-decide-not-politicians-baba-ahmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-elections-north-west-people-will-decide-not-politicians-baba-ahmed","title":{"rendered":"2027 elections: North West people will decide, not politicians \u2013 Baba Ahmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has declared that the people of Nigeria\u2019s North West will ultimately judge the performance of political leaders in the 2027 general elections \u2014 particularly on issues of violence, poverty, and insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>Baba-Ahmed made this known in a post on his verified X handle while reacting to the endorsement of President Tinubu for a second term by the North West All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders over the weekend in Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people who will judge all politicians against their exposure to violence, death and poverty have been forgotten. It\u2019s almost as if they think people don\u2019t matter,\u201d Baba-Ahmed stated.<\/p>\n<p>At the political gathering, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, moved a motion endorsing Tinubu for a second term in 2027. The motion was seconded by Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, who also passed a vote of confidence in the president\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, who was also in attendance, announced that governors in the North West zone would be granted automatic tickets to contest for a second term during the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje maintained that President Tinubu remained committed to the development of the North West and the country at large.<\/p>\n<p>Responding critically to the development, Baba-Ahmed said in a post:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAPC Govs in NW recently endorsed PBAT, endorsed themselves and every elected office holder and defectors from the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey forgot the people who will judge all politicians against their exposure to violence, death and poverty. It\u2019s almost as if they think people don\u2019t matter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Baba-Ahmed\u2019s remarks come shortly after his resignation from President Tinubu\u2019s administration, signaling growing disenchantment among some Northern stakeholders within the ruling party.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has declared that the people of Nigeria\u2019s North West will ultimately judge the performance of political leaders in the 2027 general elections \u2014 particularly on issues of violence, poverty, and insecurity. 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