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Shettima says northern support depends on results in Nigeria

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Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima says northern Nigeria’s support for Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is not a blank cheque. At the launch of a campaign structure in Abuja, he called on the government to prove its results through transparency, accountability and concrete improvements in living conditions, according to Vanguard.

Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima warned that growing support in northern Nigeria for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 did not constitute a “blank cheque”. He called on the government to earn voters’ trust through transparency, accountability and measurable results, Vanguard reports.

Kashim Shettima was speaking in Abuja on Saturday at the inauguration of the campaign headquarters of Arewa for Asiwaju, a movement mobilised for the 2027 presidential election. He asked Bola Tinubu’s supporters to explain to Nigerians the concrete effects of the policies and reforms undertaken by the administration, according to Vanguard.

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