Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has accused supporters of President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of underestimating voters in Northern Nigeria forward of the 2027 basic election.
Baba-Ahmed, in a press release revealed on his verified Facebook web page on Sunday, questioned what marketing campaign leaders in search of Tinubu’s re-election would inform residents of Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Borno, Yobe, Kwara, Kaduna, Plateau, Kogi and Nasarawa states.
He alleged that the ruling get together’s marketing campaign would contain distributing cash on an unprecedented scale in an try and affect voters.
“Their problem is that they underestimate the people of Northern Nigeria. They believe they can buy us off and make us forget the humiliation and neglect we have experienced under Tinubu’s administration,” he stated.
The PRP chairman stated Northern voters would display that their voices and dignity mattered, insisting that monetary inducements wouldn’t essentially erase their grievances towards the federal government.
“We will show them that we, too, are citizens whose voices and dignity matter,” he stated.
Baba-Ahmed additionally warned towards any try to control or overturn election outcomes, saying the result should replicate the alternatives made by voters.
“If we reject the APC and Tinubu, nobody should attempt to manipulate or overturn the outcome of the election,” he stated.
He additional challenged supporters of the President and the ruling get together to arrange for the political contest forward.
“As for those carrying the banner of Tinubu and the APC, you are welcome. Here we are, and here you are. Let the contest begin,” he added.
He concluded his message with a prayer for deliverance from oppression.
“May Allah deliver us from oppressors,” he stated.
The remarks come amid rising political manoeuvring forward of the 2027 basic election, with opposition events and political figures intensifying their criticism of the Tinubu administration.
Note: The particular Sunday Facebook publish has not been independently verified. Confirm the unique publish and its date earlier than publishing this report as a direct account of Baba-Ahmed’s assertion.
Ibrahim Shuaibu
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