I Control Most Votes in the North

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, says that no northern political figure controls more votes in the North region than he does.

The chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) disclosed this on Wednesday, April 16, during an interview on Arise TV. He asked;

“Can you tell me, among the current leaders in the north, who has more votes than I have?”

Abubakar stated that Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of Sokoto and serving senator; Rabiu Kwankwaso, ex-governor of Kano and former defence minister; and Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna and former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), match his electoral strength in the North.

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“I mean, you are talking about figures like Tambuwal, you are talking about figures like Kwankwaso, and others, and el-Rufai, and also the emerging political figures,”

“None of them has got that northern bloc vote as much as I have got,” he said.

The former Vice President acknowledged Kwankwaso’s influence in Kano but said the state’s voting base is divided.

“Well, the absence of it may affect, but even in his own case, you can see how Kano is now split between himself and his former governor”.

“So there is even a split in that,” he stated.

Also, the Adamawa-born politician said the 2027 general election will be his last shot at the presidency. If elected, he will pursue a constitutional amendment to establish a rotational presidency.

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