2027: No vacancy in Aso Rock, North still solidly behind Tinubu — Minister, Atah

Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Yusuf Atah, has declared that there will be no vacancy in Aso Rock in 2027, insisting that President Bola Tinubu will be re-elected.

Atah dismissed claims that the North has turned against the President, describing such reports as “baseless and mischievous.”

In a statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Seyi Olorunsola, the minister accused some elements within the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Labour Party (LP) of spreading falsehoods to cause disunity ahead of the 2027 general elections.

According to him, “This claim is not only baseless; it is disrespectful to the genuine sentiments and aspirations of millions of northerners who have benefited from the Renewed Hope Agenda.

“As the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, I wish to set the record straight, there is no vacancy in Aso Rock Villa in 2027.”

Atah noted that reports suggesting northern opposition to Tinubu were “deliberate misrepresentations designed to foment discord, stir regional prejudice, and undermine national cohesion.”

He stressed that Tinubu’s administration has recorded significant achievements in the North, particularly in infrastructure development and social investment programmes.

“President Tinubu’s tenure has also seen a steady acceleration of infrastructure projects across the North,” he added.

The minister further stated that Islamic clerics, traditional rulers, and civil society leaders from the region have continued to express support for the President’s leadership and re-election bid.

“To the northern people, I say: do not be swayed by the false rhetoric of failed and retired politicians whose only agenda is to reclaim access to the public purse,” Atah said.