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#ArewaforAsiwaju : North mobilizes for Tinubu as Shekarau, Badaru, Lalong, others float new group

Northern Nigeria’s political establishment has moved to formalise its support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, unveiling a sweeping mobilisation structure, Arewa for Asiwaju A4A, that draws together former governors, sitting and former senators, ministers and grassroots power-brokers into a single campaign machine spanning all 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory FCT.

The development was announced in a statement issued by the group’s Head of Media Relations, Edwin Olofu, on Monday in Abuja, adding that a formal unveiling is expected in Abuja in the coming days, with zonal and state inaugurations to follow.

At the apex of the structure sits a 14-member Board of Trustees BOT chaired by former Kano State Governor and ex-Education Minister, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, with former Yobe State Governor and current Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Geidam, and former Plateau State Governor and Senator representing Plateau South, Barrister Simon Bako Lalong, serving as his deputies. Rounding out the BOT are Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Masari, Senator Joshua Dariye, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa (rtd), Senator Aliyu Wamakko, His Excellency Isa Yuguda, His Excellency Reverend Jolly Nyame, Senator Atiku Bagudu, His Excellency Yahaya Adoza Bello, Hajiya Aishatu Dukku and Hajiya Binta Ibrahim, with His Excellency Mohammed Badaru Abubakar doubling as BOT Secretary, assisted by Engineer Abubakar Gambo.

Running the day-to-day machinery is a National Directorate headed by former Defence minister, Badaru Abubakar as Director General, tasked with driving overall campaign strategy and coordinating all 19 states and the FCT chapters from the National Headquarters. He is backed by three Deputy National Coordinators covering the three Northern geopolitical zones: Barrister Ibrahim Shema for the North-West, Yahaya Bello for the North-Central, and Honourable Abdulrazaq Namdas for the North-East.

Beneath this sits a dense web of specialised directorates. Finance and Resource Mobilisation falls to Dr Bala Wunti, deputised by Abdulrahman Leme, while Operations and Logistics is led by Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, assisted by Major-General A.T. Jibril (retd). Communications and Media Strategy is headed by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, with Jibrin Baba Ndace as deputy and Edwin Olofu additionally serving as Head of Media Relations within the same directorate. Mobilisation itself is under Barrister Ismail Ahmed, assisted by Honourable Michael Msuaan, while Youth Affairs goes to Engineer Abba Aliyu, deputised by Comrade Murtala Gamji.

Senator Sani Musa directs the Business Community and Professionals arm, assisted by Dr Shamsuddeen Ahmad, while the Religious Community directorate is in the hands of Malam Abdullahi Mukhtar Mohammad, supported by two deputies, Honourable Abubakar Jallo and Reverend Yakubu Pam. Eminent Personalities and Civil Servants mobilisation is led by Malam Jalal Arabi, mni, assisted by Sunusi Musa, SAN, while Civil Society falls under Ambassador Bashir Yuguda, assisted by Honourable Yusuf Capt. Buba.

Parliamentary Mobilisation is headed by Senator Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, assisted by Honourable Ahmed Alhaji Satomi, while Research and Strategy is led by Bashir Dabo, deputised by Honourable Engineer Bello Lawal. The ICT and Situation Room directorate is headed by Engineer Khalil Suleiman Halilu, assisted by Dr Khalipha Nuhu, while the Creative and Entertainment Industry directorate is led by Ali Nuhu, with Tukura John Daniel as deputy.

Traditional Institutions liaison rests with Dr Aliyu Modibbo Umar, assisted by Alhaji Abbas Tijjani Hashim, while Women Mobilisation is headed by the Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Iman Suleiman, supported by Hajiya Safiya UK Ibrahim and Hajiya Halima Shehu.

On the academic front, Professor Umar Adam Katsayal, leads the Academic Community mobilisation, assisted by Professor Sadiya Sani Daura and Professor Judith Onyefu Dawulung, while Zakari Usman Mijinyawa heads Students Affairs, assisted by Dr Abbas Nafada. The Secretariat is run by Hajiya Hadiza Bala Usman as Secretary, assisted by Aliyu Abdullahi Tanko as her deputy.

At the grassroots level, the coalition has named coordinators across all 19 Northern states and the FCT: Honourable Alosius Babadoke (Adamawa), Dr Nura Manu Soro (Bauchi), Honourable Emmanuel Jime (Benue), Honourable Abubakar Inuwa Kari (Gombe), Honourable Aminu Sani Gumel (Jigawa), Honourable Ahmed Maiyaki (Kaduna), His Excellency Abdullahi T. Gwarzo (Kano), Engineer Muttaqa Rabe Darma (Katsina), Honourable Shehu Sarki Kebbi-Jega (Kebbi), Professor Mohammed Yahaya Kuta (Niger), Honourable Yakubu Dati (Plateau), Honourable Isa Sadiq Acida (Sokoto), Ambassador John Musa (Taraba), Pharmacist Muhammed Jami’u A. Asuku (Kogi), Alhaji Nuruddeen Imam (Kwara), Rt. Honourable Ahmed Musa, Baraden Nasarawa (Nasarawa), Honourable Muhammed Goni Maulud (Borno), Honourable Sulaiman Isyaku (Yobe), Lawal M. Liman (Zamfara) and Honourable Shitu Mohammed Kabir (FCT).

https://www.arewareportersng.com/arewaforasiwaju-north-mobilizes-for-tinubu-as-shekarau-badaru-lalong-others-float-new-group-for-2027/

Meanwhile, Atiku is looking for FBI files on Tinubu through Ikemefuna.

The 31 governors and senators are not enough again? Everyone wants to cash out.

Tinubu is a goner....OK is coming ✌️

EVERYBODY WANT COLLECT OH..
EFCC FILES AND CASES WILL BE FORGOTEN

Yes, coming to your village

jiz:
Tinubu is a goner....OK is coming ✌️

It's Arewa for Arewa. Tinubu tried to destroy Nigeria. Another channel to scam the failure in Aso rock

Exercise in futility. Where is the support for Tinubu in his own Southwest? We know things are not as rosy for him in his own backyard as his lackeys like to pretend.

And Tinubu is warning Trump to return his money that America stole from him.

Trump told him to come and collect the money.

We are waiting .

emkz:
Meanwhile, Atiku is looking for FBI files on Tinubu through Ikemefuna.

Get use to this name TINUBU because 4+4 is the code

Who no want national choppings?? Chopping and clean mouth. North will show Tinubu true colors in 2027.....e go shock

Racoon:
The 31 governors and senators are not enough again? Everyone wants to cash out.

I love how you guys keep accusing everyone campaigning for the President of “cashing out” on him. While you are busy trading insults and peddling conspiracy theories, the President and his campaign team are strategising on how to win. That’s how you keep the opposition confused and stranded until reality finally dawns on them, at the end of the election, when the votes are counted and the results are announced and PresidentvTinubu wins, as expected. Then you will start crying wolf, claiming the election was rigged.

They were claiming that they have the North covered.

Anyway, alll these men need their mobilization settlement fees.

Tinubu is desperate

AMINDA:
Exercise in futility. Where is the support for Tinubu in his own Southwest? We know things are not as rosy for him in his own backyard as his lackeys like to pretend.

Stop massaging that 'little thing'

It doesn't work again.

IamPatriotic:
I love how you guys keep accusing everyone campaigning for the President of “cashing out” on him. While you are busy trading insults and peddling conspiracy theories, the President and his campaign team are strategising on how to win. That’s how you keep the opposition confused and stranded until reality finally dawns on them, at the end of the election, when the votes are counted and the results are announced and PresidentvTinubu wins, as expected. Then you will start crying wolf, claiming the election was rigged.

I don’t understand how a right thinking Nigeria would think that Tinubu won’t win with all his political ingenuity, mobilisation strategy and resources at his disposal.
The margin will be unimaginable

Racoon:
The 31 governors and senators are not enough again? Everyone wants to cash out.

They cashed out in 2023 and Tinubu is now president. Let them cash out again so that Tinubu will remain president till 2031.

That one get sense ?

over ambitious has made him a big failure in politics ...

emkz:
Meanwhile, Atiku is looking for FBI files on Tinubu through Ikemefuna.

Is there no snitch among this new wifey

Lalong for Tinubu na scam

I want to open my own support group sef. Northern Youths Vanguard for Tinubu(NYVFT).

symbianDON:
Who no want national choppings?? Chopping and clean mouth. North will show Tinubu true colors in 2027.....e go shock

when u see the rich and affluent praising BAT , just understand what kind of govt he is running is not that of grassroot , dangote elumelu otedola , i already lost any iota of respect for them cos they are benefitting from these aimless govt policies here and there . when d time is right youhful nigerians wil do d needful not these nincompoop generationn before us that allow d govt got these bad that a public oficial like wike wil come out open to throw shit at our faces like wetin una wan do

Irs 'over ambition' . Write constructively, without balablu noise

oneMalik:
That one get sense ?

over ambitious has made him a big failure in politics ...

Peter Obi doesn't need anybody to mobilize for him....

He is better off with the support of Nigerians.


That is how he gave Tinubu and his supporters a bloody nose in Lagos.


That is why they will never forgive and forget him for that disgrace.


That is why they are going to fight like demons.


🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

thedio:
I don’t understand how a right thinking Nigeria would think that Tinubu won’t win with all his political ingenuity, mobilisation strategy and resources at his disposal.
The margin will be unimaginable

Thats my problem with Atiku
U know with Obi on the VP slot...u have another chance at the Presidency..
Instead of ensuring u move mountain to get Obi on ur ticket
U are busy wasting money Tinubu case in the US...
The current opposition are not serious

He is desperate.

That your 2027-2031 dream wont work.Whalai..Never.

seunmsg:
They cashed out in 2023 and Tinubu is now president. Let them cash out again so that Tinubu will remain president till 2031.

IamPatriotic:
I love how you guys keep accusing everyone campaigning for the President of “cashing out” on him. While you are busy trading insults and peddling conspiracy theories, the President and his campaign team are strategising on how to win. That’s how you keep the opposition confused and stranded until reality finally dawns on them, at the end of the election, when the votes are counted and the results are announced and PresidentvTinubu wins, as expected. Then you will start crying wolf, claiming the election was rigged.

if Agbero chairman remains there next year 1000000 will buy only 20bags of cement

And Atiku cannot enter the US because of money laundering and corruption cases.

If he enters without diplomatic immunity, he might be arrested.

Kalashnikov49:
And Tinubu is warning Trump to return his money that America stole from him.

Trump told him to come and collect the money.

We are waiting .

Racoon:
The 31 governors and senators are not enough again? Everyone wants to cash out.

You know what's up with the billions of dollars subsidy that hiked petrol price beyond the reach of Nigerians, spiraling hyperinflation.

"I know of States that have received over 500 billion Naira from the Federal Government as palliative, but I have never received anything.

I think the reason I don't get it is because I'm not in APC.

-Dauda Lawal, Zamfara State Governor pic.twitter.com/QvfR8olibA

— Arewa Source (@Arewa_Source) February 17, 2026

So when he entered with Saraki, it was because of what?

emkz:
And Atiku cannot enter the US because of money laundering and corruption cases.

If he enters without diplomatic immunity, he might be arrested.