{"id":127089,"date":"2026-05-17T08:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=127089"},"modified":"2026-05-17T08:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:04:45","slug":"2027-tinubu-marginalising-northern-nigeria-kperogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/2027-tinubu-marginalising-northern-nigeria-kperogi\/","title":{"rendered":"2027:\u00a0 Tinubu Marginalising Northern Nigeria- Kperogi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Renowned columnist and media scholar, Farooq Kperogi, has accused President Bola Tinubu of systematically excluding northern political interests from his administration, warning that the development could hurt the president\u2019s chances\u00a0 in the 2027 general elections.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his latest Saturday Tribune column titled \u201cTinubu\u2019s Baffling Northern Exclusion Strategy,\u201d Kperogi argued that the North played a decisive role in Tinubu\u2019s emergence as president in 2023 but has allegedly been sidelined since the administration took office.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, more than 63 per cent of Tinubu\u2019s votes in the last election came from the North, largely due to the support of northern governors and political stakeholders who backed him despite resistance from some allies of former President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kperogi claimed that Tinubu has governed \u201cas if only the Southwest voted him into power,\u201d accusing the president of running the country with what he described as a Lagos-centric and ethnocentric approach.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The columnist also alleged that Vice President Kashim Shettima has been increasingly sidelined in the administration, noting that Tinubu has never formally transferred power to him during his trips abroad, unlike Buhari, who handed over presidential authority several times to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo during his tenure.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further argued that major economic and financial positions in the current administration are dominated by individuals from the Southwest, adding that even Shettima\u2019s constitutional role in the National Economic Council appears diminished.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kperogi also raised concerns over the recent appointment of retired Major General Adeyinka Famadewa as Special Adviser to the President on Home Security, describing the office as duplicative of the responsibilities of the National Security Adviser.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the move has fuelled perceptions in the North that Tinubu no longer trusts key northern figures within his administration, including the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He argued that the new appointment could be interpreted as an attempt to create what he called a \u201cYoruba NSA,\u201d particularly because the office overlaps with the responsibilities of existing security institutions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the criticisms, Kperogi acknowledged that Ribadu remains the international face of the administration on major security engagements, while Shettima still appears publicly cordial with the president.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The columnist, however, maintained that perceptions of exclusion could damage Tinubu politically, stressing that \u201cperception is the currency of reality in politics.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He warned that Tinubu may struggle to build the broad regional coalition required for re-election in 2027, especially if former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi contests again and retains support in the Southeast and among southern minorities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kperogi concluded by warning against what he described as an \u201cethnocentric capture\u201d of the country, saying Nigeria needs \u201ca Nigerian president, not a sectional overlord who is Nigerian only in name.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Presidency had yet to respond to the allegations at the time of filing this report.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Allegations that Tinubu has \u201cYorubalised\u201d key areas of governance have also been echoed by some political analysts and media commentators in recent months.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0While the administration has consistently defended its appointments and policies against claims of ethnic bias, critics insist there are examples they believe support their position.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Renowned columnist and media scholar, Farooq Kperogi, has accused President Bola Tinubu of systematically excluding 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