The Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, has declared that residents of the state must vote for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, describing support for the President as a religious obligation.
Dangyatin made the statement on Saturday during the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential and governorship campaign council in Dutse, Jigawa State.
The Speaker based his appeal on Tinubu’s Muslim faith, the religious identity of his running mate and what he described as the President’s support for Northern Nigeria.
He also recalled Tinubu’s role in facilitating the emergence of former President Muhammadu Buhari, arguing that the North should reciprocate the political support Buhari received.
“Tinubu is our fellow Muslim and a leader who has the interests of Jigawa State at heart,” Dangyatin said.
He further urged residents to support the APC at all levels, noting that President Tinubu was now expected to visit Jigawa after the state was initially excluded from his campaign itinerary.
“That is why we must vote for him and support the APC at all levels,” he added.
Dangyatin, who also coordinates the City Boy Movement in Jigawa, said the group would intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the elections.
He disclosed that members would embark on house-to-house campaigns across communities to publicise the activities of Tinubu and Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi.
“We will take the City Boy Movement across Jigawa, going from house to house to tell the people what President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and our governor are doing,” he said.
The declaration came as the Jigawa APC inaugurated its 2027 presidential and governorship campaign council, bringing together serving and former political office holders to coordinate the party’s election mobilisation.
Governor Umar Namadi, who chairs the campaign council, expressed confidence in the party’s preparations and said the integration of the presidential and governorship campaign structures would strengthen coordination across the state.
The council also includes former governors, the deputy governor, senators, legislators and other party stakeholders.
Dangyatin’s latest remarks follow earlier comments in which he argued that Northern voters, particularly Hausa and Fulani communities, should support Tinubu’s re-election in recognition of his political role in Buhari’s emergence as president.
His latest appeal has placed religious identity and political reciprocity at the centre of the Jigawa APC’s early mobilisation efforts for the 2027 elections.
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