{"id":36759,"date":"2024-06-28T14:07:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T14:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=36759"},"modified":"2024-06-28T14:07:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T14:07:15","slug":"shehu-sani-urges-northern-politicians-to-support-tinubus-second-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/06\/28\/shehu-sani-urges-northern-politicians-to-support-tinubus-second-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Shehu Sani Urges Northern Politicians to Support Tinubu&#8217;s Second Term"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has called on Northern politicians aspiring for the presidency in 2027 to back President Bola Tinubu for a second term to ensure national peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>Sani emphasized the tradition of prominent individuals visiting former presidents during Sallah celebrations, using this context to address political dynamics. He highlighted the reorganization of Northern political forces, possibly using former President Buhari as a figurehead to challenge Tinubu\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that such efforts could incite significant unrest, considering Tinubu\u2019s strong support base in the North. Sani stated, &#8220;Buhari was in power for eight years without serious Southern opposition attempting to remove him. Before seeking power, we must prioritize the nation\u2019s unity and peace. Nigeria remains fragile.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He posed a critical question: &#8220;What if Southern politicians unite against Northern dominance? There would be no Nigeria.&#8221; Sani urged Northern leaders to sacrifice personal ambitions for 2027, supporting a Southern presidency for national harmony. He argued that the North could justifiably seek power after Tinubu\u2019s potential second term or another Southerner\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Sani criticized the Northern leadership during Buhari\u2019s administration, stating, &#8220;The North had eight years in power but failed to address regional issues, leaving the region worse off.&#8221; He concluded by urging policies and programs beneficial to the entire nation, rather than pursuing divisive power struggles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Desperation for power will harm regional and national unity. Northern leaders had their chance and should now focus on contributing to national stability,&#8221; Sani added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has called on Northern politicians aspiring for the presidency in 2027 to back President Bola Tinubu for a second term to ensure national peace and stability. Sani emphasized the tradition of prominent individuals visiting former presidents during Sallah celebrations, using this context to address political dynamics. He highlighted the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":36761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36759"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36768,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36759\/revisions\/36768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}