Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda...Photo Credit: Govt House
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, says the state will support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
Radda cited the President’s longstanding political relationships with the state’s leaders and his support for its interests.
Radda stated this on Monday while receiving a delegation led by a former Zamfara State governor and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Abdulaziz Yari, who visited Katsina to seek support for Tinubu’s re-election.
Yari, who visited the Katsina and Daura emirates as part of the mobilisation effort, declined to comment on the purpose of his visit.
However, Radda said the delegation had concluded its engagements with traditional rulers, explaining that the visits were intended to secure support for Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
“He was here to canvas for votes. He has gone around to visit the traditional institutions to explain to them the mission and vision of Mr President and his intention for this country,” the governor said.
Radda expressed confidence that the engagements would translate into electoral support for the President.
“We assured them of our efforts to ensure the victory of Mr President come 2027 election, Insha Allah,” he said.
The governor described the reception accorded to the delegation as encouraging, claiming that residents had responded positively to the campaign for Tinubu’s re-election.
“It was very interesting, and they have seen it themselves. Katsina has responded positively to supporting Mr President,” Radda said.
He added that the traditional rulers visited by the delegation had expressed support for Tinubu, whom he described as a son of the soil.
“They have shown their support, and they have pledged their loyalty to Mr President. They consider Mr President as the son of the soil,” he said.
Explaining the basis of Tinubu’s political ties with Katsina, Radda said the President had supported the state’s political interests and maintained longstanding relationships with its prominent leaders.
According to the governor, Tinubu supported former President Muhammadu Buhari, who hailed from Katsina, and had a close political relationship with the late President Umaru Yar’Adua.
“He has been a political friend to our late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. So Katsina State is his home, and he has come to reassure us,” Radda said.
Katsina is a politically significant state in northern Nigeria and was the home state of Buhari, who served as president from 2015 to 2023.
As political parties begin preparations for the 2027 general elections, efforts to secure the support of influential state leaders and traditional institutions are forming part of wider mobilisation campaigns ahead of the polls.
The governor expressed optimism that the political engagements with traditional rulers and other stakeholders would strengthen support for Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections.