#ArewaforAsiwaju: Northern Nigeria's political establishment has moved to formalise its support for President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election bid, unveiling a sweeping mobilisation structure, Arewa for Asiwaju A4A, drawing together former governors, sitting and former senators, ministers and grassroots power-brokers into a single campaign machine spanning all 19 Northern states and the FCT.
Announced via the group's Head of Media Relations Edwin Olofu on Monday in Abuja; formal unveiling expected in Abuja in coming days with zonal and state inaugurations to follow. A 14-member Board of Trustees is chaired by former Kano Governor Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, with Senator Ibrahim Geidam and Barrister Simon Bako Lalong as deputies; members include Ibrahim Kabir Masari, Joshua Dariye, Buba Marwa (rtd), Aliyu Wamakko, Isa Yuguda, Jolly Nyame, Atiku Bagudu, Yahaya Bello, Aishatu Dukku, Binta Ibrahim, with Mohammed Badaru Abubakar as BOT Secretary.
National Directorate headed by Badaru Abubakar as DG with Deputy National Coordinators Ibrahim Shema (North-West), Yahaya Bello (North-Central) and Abdulrazaq Namdas (North-East); specialised directorates cover Finance (Bala Wunti), Operations (Tijjani Yahaya Kaura), Comms (Abdulaziz Abdulaziz), Mobilisation (Ismail Ahmed), Youth (Abba Aliyu), Business Community (Sani Musa), Religious (Abdullahi Mukhtar Mohammad), Eminent Personalities (Jalal Arabi), Civil Society (Bashir Yuguda), Parliamentary (Kawu Sumaila), Research (Bashir Dabo), ICT/Situation Room (Khalil Suleiman Halilu), Creative Industry (Ali Nuhu), Traditional Institutions (Aliyu Modibbo Umar), Women (Iman Suleiman), Academics (Umar Adam Katsayal), Students (Zakari Usman Mijinyawa); Secretariat: Hadiza Bala Usman.
Coordinators named across all 19 Northern states and FCT. (Source: arewareportersng.com) 5 Likes.
