2027: Umrah won’t guarantee Tinubu second term — Phrank Shaibu

By Adegboyega Adeleye

The Director of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu, has said President Bola Tinubu’s trip to Saudi Arabia for Umrah will not guarantee his re-election in 2027.
Shaibu criticised the President’s religious pilgrimage, saying a second term in office could not be secured through spiritual claims.
The spokesperson for ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday.
Shaibu said visiting the holy land should be a personal affair rather than a national event, accusing Tinubu’s supporters of politicising the pilg...