13.9.2026
Borno State governor Babagana Zulum Sunday urged northern leaders to support President Bola Tinubu for a second term tenure based on North-South presidential rotation agreement.
Zulum whose domain has been devastated by insurgence attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province; said Northern leaders had resolved to support President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid, with an understanding that power would return to the north afterwards.
The governor said the decision aimed to promote unity and sustain peaceful coexistence between Northern and Southern Nigeria.
“About five years ago, we decided to ensure unity in Northern Nigeria, and we have achieved our objective,” Mr Zulum said.
He said the North had supported the emergence of Mr Tinubu, stressing that political understanding between the two regions should be sustained.
Mr Zulum said northern leaders were committed to fulfilling promises made to southern leaders concerning power rotation.
He urged Nigerians to support the president’s administration and allow it to consolidate its policies and programmes.
Mr Zulum said peace remained the major desire of people in Northern Nigeria, adding that residents continued to pray for an end to insecurity.
The governor said politics should not undermine peaceful coexistence, noting that northern leaders had previously supported Southern Nigeria after benefiting from political power.
He recalled that Northern leaders had negotiated political understanding with their southern counterparts, based on mutual support and power rotation.
Mr Zulum said the north should patiently allow the south to complete its tenure, while working together to determine the region’s political future.
“I speak from the heart, not out of fear of anyone, but in the name of God,” he said. NAN
Governor Zulum...fronting for Tinubu.