₦airaland Forum

*Eye Uzor-Kalu as backup candidate


Ahead of the 2027 Presidential elections, a prominent coalition of over 40 groups, Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF), has made public its rejection of any ticket that would include former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai.

President of NYLF, Comrade Eliot Afiyo disclosed this, when fielding questions from newsmen in Abeokuta on Wednesday March 12, 2025, after visiting one of its patrons, ex President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

He explained that their preferred candidate that they would back, is Labour Party 2023 Presidential flag bearer, Mr. Peter Obi, with Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, or Adamawa State Governor, Umar Fintiri as his running mate.


"On the Presidency, we don’t rush to the press without getting clearance from our patrons.

"We have concluded our consultations and I am glad to inform you that the only ticket that can unite the Northerners to get bloc votes are either Obi-Dauda Lawal, Obi-Fintiri, Orji Kalu-Dauda Lawal or Kalu-Fintiri," he said.


He explained that this is a decision of the forum on national issues especially the 2027
national issues, of the groups formed by Northern political, military and Traditional Elites on the 26th of September 1994.


Explaining further, he said that Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State or Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State are the only between the Northerners, while Peter Obi and Senator Orji Kalu are also personalities that can secure the South-East and garner the sympathy votes from the North.


"This is based on our research findings. But the Muslim North especially the clerics are considering it as political
blunder to change this government as we did in 2015, then the North will lose," he said.

He warned that if the North fails to get its calculations right in 2027, it might be going into political wilderness.

They should just remove Orji Uzor Kalu from their list

They should go and sit down
Obi/rufai ticket I personally don't like it cos El rufai
But the ticket will fly anytime anyday in north
Best combo since 1999
Tinubu will crumble with it
I only doubt Atiku wants to rest until 2031

Lmao.

kmst:
They should go and sit down
Obi/rufai ticket I personally don't like it cos El rufai
But the ticket will fly anytime anyday in north
Best combo since 1999
Tinubu will crumble with it
I only doubt Atiku wants to rest until 2031

Tinubu will crumble with it? Meaning timubu will not win next election ?? IPOBs and delusion?? If you have head and eyes, you will understand that”1million obi and elrufia can’t stop tinubu reelection!

kmst:
They should go and sit down
Obi/rufai ticket I personally don't like it cos El rufai
But the ticket will fly anytime anyday in north
Best combo since 1999
Tinubu will crumble with it
I only doubt Atiku wants to rest until 2031

You are really underestimating the anger of the Hausas against the killer
Herdsmen

The North has changed

Confused coalitions

Who will vote Tinubu? Yorubas?

Tochitee:
Tinubu will crumble with it? Meaning timubu will not win next election ?? IPOBs and delusion?? If you have head and eyes, you will understand that”1million obi and elrufia can’t stop tinubu reelection!

Zombie carry your tribalism away from my comment
I'm not ipob

Tochitee:
Tinubu will crumble with it? Meaning timubu will not win next election ?? IPOBs and delusion?? If you have head and eyes, you will understand that”1million obi and elrufia can’t stop tinubu reelection!

DMerciful:
Who will vote Tinubu? Yorubas?

Who will then vote obi? Ibos?.

DMerciful:
Who will vote Tinubu? Yorubas?

Na Amadioha!

2yrs ago Obi was like an abomination in the north lol
He is now best thing after suya in the North
Things have really changed
Aboki don see shege

Good thing they have come to realization of their bad choice even though a little late

I am disappointed that they are not going for muslim-muslim ticket. Infact, I am more than disappointed.

kmst:
2yrs ago Obi was like an abomination in the north lol
He is now best thing after suya in the North
Things have really changed
Aboki don see shege

Good thing they have come to realization of their bad choice even though a little late

Ask your self who are the so called northern youth, these ones are just after what they can siphon from every candidate.