Gombe State Governor, Yahaya Inuwa, on Tuesday said the North would support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
He stated this during a two-day conference in Kaduna State to assess the performance of President Tinubu’s administration, especially as it affects the socio-economic well-being of the region.
Governor Inuwa, who is also the Chairman, Northern Governors Forum stated that the support given to Tinubu during the 2023 election is already yielding tangible results in the areas of infrastructure, security, agriculture and power.
The meeting organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation attracted the presence of Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, Gombe State Governor, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, serving and past governors, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, service chiefs, ministers, and other political appointees from the northern region.
The two-day interactive session, with the theme “Assessing electoral promises: fostering government-citizens engagement for national unity,” draws participants from the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the Director-General of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Dr Abubakar Umar, the interactive session is a continuation of the North’s tradition of engaging constructively with successive administrations to ascertain the progress made so far by the Tinubu administration in the last two years.
According to Channels Television, the foundation explained that the review will serve as a critical litmus test to measure the federal government’s responsiveness to the socio-economic and security challenges facing northern Nigeria.
Also speaking, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, said that Boko Haram attacks, banditry, and communal conflicts in the northern region have reduced drastically in the last two years compared to what the situation was in the last administration.
Citing an example, the National Security Adviser (NSA) stated that 1,192 people were killed and over 3,348 kidnapped in Kaduna State during the previous administration, while more than 5,000 people lost their lives in Benue State within the same period.
Ribadu said that the successes recorded in the fight against insecurity is as a result of President Tinubu’s directive to security agencies on a unified security approach.
He said that the various security operations across the North-West have led to the release of 11,259 hostages as at May 2025.
He also disclosed that several bandit leaders and their gang members have been eliminated by security forces in Zamfara, Kaduna and Katsina states.
The NSA commended Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State for initiating the non-kinetic approach in addressing insecurity in Southern Kaduna, Birnin Gwari and other troubled communities in the state.
