2027: Voting Tinubu Is Compulsory, Jigawa Speaker Tells Residents
By Mohammed Ismail
The Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Haruna Dangyatin, has declared that residents of the state must vote for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, describing support for his re-election bid as a responsibility.
Dangyatin made the declaration on Saturday during the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential and governorship campaign council in Dutse, the state capital.
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He argued that Tinubu deserved the support of Jigawa residents because of his religious affiliation, his choice of a Muslim running mate and the President’s commitment to the interests of the North.
The Speaker also recalled Tinubu’s political role in facilitating the emergence of former President Muhammadu Buhari, insisting that the North should reciprocate the support.
“Tinubu is our fellow Muslim and a leader who has the interests of Jigawa State at heart,” he said.
Dangyatin disclosed that although Jigawa was initially omitted from the President’s campaign itinerary, arrangements had now been made for Tinubu to visit the state.
He consequently urged residents to support the President and APC candidates across all elective positions in the forthcoming elections.
On the party’s preparedness, the Speaker expressed confidence in the APC’s political mobilisation machinery, pointing to the presence of former governors, senators and members of the National Assembly at the campaign council’s inauguration.
He said the gathering reflected the party’s political structure and support base across the state.
Dangyatin, who also coordinates the City Boy Movement in Jigawa, disclosed that the group would intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections.
According to him, members of the movement will embark on door-to-door campaigns across communities to explain the policies and activities of the Tinubu administration and the government of Governor Umar Namadi.
“We will take the City Boy Movement across Jigawa, going from house to house to tell the people what President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and our governor are doing,” he said.
The mobilisation drive is part of the APC’s efforts to strengthen its grassroots structures and secure support for its candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.
(NAN)
