A former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has said the recent visits by some prominent northern politicians to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, were all strategies to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
The report stated that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, also the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, along with former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, among others, recently paid a Sallah homage to the former president in his hometown, Daura.
Buhari handed over power to Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, who garnered 8,794,726 votes to defeat Abubakar, who secured 6,984,520 votes, on May 29, 2023.
According to Sani, who is also an activist, the prominent northerners aim to revive Buhari’s political influence and mobilize support to challenge President Tinubu in 2027, which he believes will ultimately fail.
In a post on his verified Facebook handle on Monday, the former lawmaker noted, “They want to resurrect Buhari’s political charm and mobilize support without considering the consequences it might bring.”
“The same Buhari who led Nigeria for eight years left the North worse than he met it. It’s too early to forget. By the time he left power, poverty and insecurity were at their peak in Nigeria’s history. They had power and wasted it; what more do they want to do with it again?”
“A Southerner has been in power for just one year. It’s too early for the desperate and power-hungry northern elite to start plotting against him. The South never did that to Buhari. Their intended action has the capacity to ruin the democratic process and disrupt the fragile unity of the country.”
“Their obsession with power is condemnable. Opposition to Tinubu based on his administration’s policies, promises, and programs is the democratic right of any Nigerian. People have the right to speak out and criticize the government. But attempting to incite Northern sentiments to achieve their political goals is a dangerous political experiment at this critical time.”
“No serious southerner challenged Buhari for eight years; these power-drunk Northern politicians are dragging the region into a new political journey through a landmine.”
“Buhari’s reign ensured nepotistic appointments and dominance of Northerners in positions of authority and power for eight years. Results have shown that they enriched themselves, drained the economy, and impoverished our country.”
“The Daura homage of the disgruntled and the obsessed will fail. Our people in the North should reject these figures and their schemes. They have nothing to offer. From the abandoned Baro Port, Ajaokuta, Lake Chad basin refilling, to Mambilla hydropower, they have failed.”
“They came to power when the North was in the hands of terrorists and left it in the joint hands of terrorists and bandits. The Northern Talakawa should reject their antics.”
