2027 Election: Northern Presidential Aspirants Should Wait Until 2031 – Kano Governor

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has called for the continued rotation of Nigeria’s presidency between the northern and southern regions, urging northern presidential aspirants to wait until 2031 before seeking the presidency.

Yusuf made the statement on Sunday at the Kano Government House while unveiling 50 vehicles donated by Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, to support APC campaign mobilisation in the state ahead of the 2027 general elections.

According to a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, Yusuf said presidential power should rotate between the North and South, with each region given the opportunity to produce a president for two consecutive terms.

The governor said allowing each region to complete two terms would provide sufficient time for an administration to implement major policies and development programmes.

“I urge support for President Bola Tinubu to complete his second term because this would allow the South to complete its two-term cycle before power returns to the North,” Yusuf said.

He added, “We should allow the South to complete its two-term cycle. After that, power will return to the North in 2031.”

Yusuf therefore urged political stakeholders, particularly in northern Nigeria, to exercise patience and allow the current political arrangement to run its course, effectively calling on northern presidential aspirants to defer their ambitions until after the 2027–2031 tenure.

He said rotational presidency would promote fairness, national cohesion, mutual trust and a sense of belonging among Nigerians from different parts of the country.

The governor also urged politicians and political parties to conduct peaceful and issue-based campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections.

He called on political actors to focus on policies, programmes and development plans rather than personal attacks and inflammatory rhetoric.

“Let us focus on issues, policies and programmes and avoid actions that can undermine peace and unity,” Yusuf said.

Yusuf reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to peaceful democratic engagement, urging political stakeholders to place the unity, peace and development of Kano State and Nigeria above partisan differences.