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Yari consults four Nigerian emirs for Tinubu campaign

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Abdulaziz Yari, director-general of the APC presidential campaign council, met the emirs of Gwandu, Katsina, Daura and Zaria to seek their prayers and advice for Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The council said the consultative tour was not intended to secure their official political support, according to a statement issued by the APC in Abuja.

Abdulaziz Yari, director-general of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, consulted the emirs of Gwandu, Katsina, Daura and Zaria on Monday to mobilise support for Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. He announced this in a statement from the campaign council published in Abuja, the Nigerian newspaper Punch reports.

Yari said the visits were intended to seek the prayers, blessings and advice of the traditional leaders, not their official political support. The campaign council reaffirmed its respect for traditional institutions and their role in promoting peace, unity and stability. The APC also said it wanted to involve different stakeholders in its efforts.

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