2027: North Will Repay Tinubu’s Loyalty, No Vacancy in Aso Rock – Yari, Sanwo-Olu, Oba of Lagos

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty Rilwan Akiolu, on Monday received the leadership of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, in Lagos.

The team was led by the Director General of the APC PCC, Senator AbdulAziz Yari, a former Governor of Zamfara State, who said the North will fully repay the political debt it owes President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Yari said the North will use the 2027 presidential election to show gratitude to Tinubu for his alliance which helped the region secure a full presidential term from 2015 to 2023.

He recalled that Tinubu resisted pressure from some politicians to contest against former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. According to him, Tinubu insisted it was the turn of the North and supported Buhari till the end of his tenure.

For us in the North, I think it is time for us to pay Tinubu back for allowing the North to complete its full term. I remember there was a struggle by some power-mongering bloc within the APC who tried to convince Tinubu to contest presidential election in 2019. He resisted the pressure and said it was the turn of the North, Yari said.

The former Zamfara Governor said nothing would prevent the South from completing its full term in Aso Rock. He assured that there are still people of high calibre and character in the North who believe in justice and fairness.

Today, I don’t think there is an excuse for us from the Northern region not to support Tinubu to continue the good job he started and complete its tenure. The message from Northern Nigeria where I came from is that there is nothing to worry about, he said.

Yari added that President Tinubu had fundamentally restructured the country despite inheriting a challenging situation. He said the campaign council is not seeking re-election based on power rotation alone, but because Nigerians want the President back due to his achievements in resetting the economy and building infrastructure.

Governor Sanwo-Olu said the PCC is made up of eminent administrators and experienced politicians, including former Senate Presidents, Governors, Speakers and senior political leaders.

Sanwo-Olu noted that the campaign council made traditional leadership its first port of call in its nationwide assignment, showing the importance of traditional institutions in promoting peace, unity and national development.

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, declared that there is no vacancy in Aso Rock in 2027. He expressed confidence that President Tinubu would win his re-election.

One important thing that I know is that in the next four to five years, there is no vacancy in Aso Rock. By the time the head of this campaign team is coming back here on a visit, he will come to inform me that Tinubu’s second term has happened, the monarch said.

Akiolu called for an issue-based campaign and urged Nigerians to embrace honesty, hard work, unity and sincerity of purpose. He said political differences should not lead to enmity among citizens.

The Governor’s delegation that received the PCC team included Deputy Governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Lagos APC Chairman Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, House of Assembly lawmakers, Governance Advisory Council members, and Local Government Chairmen.

The statement was signed by Gboyega Akosile, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor of Lagos State, on September 14, 2026.