Ibrahim Shekarau, Bola Tinubu
By Akeem Atoyebi
The League of Northern Democrats (LND) led by the former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau has unveiled moves to transform the fledgling group into a national platform in its efforts to give birth to a political system that could unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
National Waves Investigations revealed that the League, which initially commenced as a movement of like-minded northern politicians, who are not happy with the current political equation, especially unhappy with the governance model under President Tinubu.
After their initial meetings, which successfully aligned together political bigwigs across the North-West, North-East, and North-Central came with a strong resolution to focus and engage Southern political interests that would enable it to raise a formidable party that would unseat President Tinubu in 2027.
Sources confided in this medium that the plan is to create more consultations and bring into its fold the Southern States, with special attention paid to the South West, the base of the incumbent President.
It was learnt that stakeholders in the group had concluded with political hindsight that unless a formidable pan-Nigerian political structure is put in place ahead of 2027, Tinubu would be too strong to contend with.
A source close to the situation said of the thinking of the political bigwigs: “With the president’s control of the political structure, the ruling party, and the inroads he has made into the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), it would be difficult to unseat him but leaving him to continue would mean Nigeria would be enthroning a hegemony that could dictate the
“If we fought against military rule as a nation, the essence of that is to avoid the rule of one man. But Tinubu’s firm hold on the political firmament may take us back into the danger of one-man rule.”
Former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido said in an interview with Saturday Tribune that Tinubu was already becoming an emperor, who would be difficult to dislodge in 2027, a sentiment largely shared by enthusiasts of the LND.
