2027: Ex-legislators endorse Tinubu for presidency, Barau as Kano governor

By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano

The leadership of the National Forum of Former Legislators and its members have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second term ambition and Senator Barau I. Jibrin’s ambition to govern Kano in 2027.

They threw their weight behind the second-term bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and endorsed the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, for the governorship race in Kano State.

A statement by Ismail Mudashir, Senator Barau’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, indicated that the National Coordinator of the forum, comprising former legislators at federal, state, and local government levels, Hon. Raphael Nnanna Igbokwe, stated this during a courtesy visit to Senator Barau at the National Assembly in Abuja, recently.

He said they decided to endorse President Tinubu to enable him to complete the numerous developmental programmes and reforms he has initiated in the country over the past 30 months.

“We have come together as right-minded individuals who believe in this administration and have already established our position as a parliamentary support group for the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We have also concurred with our state chapter, which has endorsed Senator Barau for the governorship race in Kano State,” he said.

He, on behalf of the convener, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President, extended an invitation to Senator Barau to serve as a Special Guest of Honour at the forthcoming National Summit on National Unity and Nation Building, scheduled for January 24, 2026.

Responding, Senator Barau commended the forum for evolving from an informal to a formal group of former parliamentarians.

“This initiative is timely and necessary. What you’ve done is remarkable. It’s something that should be done, and I strongly support it.

“This is a time when people who have served in the National and State Assemblies need to come closer to the government and support it, as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, is working hard to return our country to the path of prosperity. He needs the support of all in this regard,” he said.