Abuja – The Director‑General of the Tinubu Support Group, Dr. Umar Tanko Yakasai, said on Tuesday that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re‑election in 2027 would strategically place Northern Nigeria to produce the next generation of national leaders by 2031. Speaking in Abuja after receiving the leadership of the Progressive Next Generation Initiative (PNGI) during a courtesy visit to the TSG headquarters in Maitama, Yakasai described Tinubu’s second‑term bid as a national project with particular strategic benefits for the North.
“President Tinubu’s 2027 project is a Nigerian agenda. But in truth, it is also a Northern agenda,” Yakasai said. “The more we advocate for continuity, the closer the Presidency moves back to the North by 2031, and the more the next generation from the North is prepared for leadership.”
He added that current political alignments across the country suggest that continuity in 2027 would naturally bring the presidency closer to the North in the next political cycle, strengthening national stability while giving young leaders from the region a clearer path to national leadership.
Yakasai praised PNGI for its innovative approach to political communication, noting the group’s emphasis on data, analytics and grassroots mobilisation as timely. He said he is a member of the organisation “by association” and pledged full collaboration between the two bodies.
Earlier, the Convener of PNGI, Hon. Jeffery Omoh Ozemegwa, explained that PNGI operates as a modern, data‑driven advocacy structure distinct from conventional political support groups. He said the initiative uses analytics, community intelligence and multilingual messaging to educate rural and semi‑urban communities on the achievements of the Tinubu administration under the Renewed Hope Agenda, aiming to counter misinformation, improve political awareness and ensure that citizens at the grassroots benefit from government programmes.
Ozemegwa also formally invited Dr. Yakasai to the PNGI official declaration of support for the APC candidate for the Abuja Municipal Area Council, Hon. Christopher Maikalangu, scheduled for Tuesday, December 2, 2025, in Utako, Abuja. Yakasai accepted the invitation and assured the delegation of his readiness to attend the event.
