2027: Northern clerics tell Tinubu to forget re-election

More than 1,000 northern Islamic clerics have urged President Bola Tinubu to abandon his 2027 re-election bid unless his administration urgently tackles insecurity and worsening economic hardship.
The clerics made the demand in a communiqué issued after a national conference on the state of the nation and the 2027 general elections, held in Kano on Sunday.
The conference was organised by Ko Da Naka, an organisation focused on good governance and community development, in collaboration with AFAQ Educational Foundation.
The clerics cited killings, kidnappings and terrorism, particularly in the North-West, as major reasons for their position.
They called on the Federal Government to ...