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‘Why North can’t speak with one voice’ – Tanko Yakasai

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 Aminu Imam

Elder statesman, Tanko Yakasai, has said Northern Nigeria cannot speak with one voice. Speaking with newsmen yesterday, Yakasai said the large population of the North naturally leads to diverse opinions. ‎ The elder statesman dismissed the idea of prematurely ending President Bola Tinubu’s administration, while advocating for the completion of its tenure and policies. ‎ ‎He advocated continuity in governance, to ensure stability, which he believes is essential for national progress and prosperity. ‎ ‎Yakasai equally endorsed democracy as the best form of government, citing its ability to provide stability…

“No one better positioned to challenge Tinubu in 2027” – Tanko Yakasai

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 Aminu Imam

Veteran politician and elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has declared that, as things stand, no one currently has a stronger chance of defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. In a published interview yesterday in Abuja, Yakasai emphasised that Tinubu remains the most formidable candidate heading into the next election cycle, citing his current support network and control over state structures. “I don’t see anyone at the moment with the kind of backing Tinubu has; his Ministers, governors, and party support make him the strongest contender”, he stated.…

Shekarau, Yakasai, others create strategic group to revive North’s political, economic status

August 22, 2024August 22, 2024 Aminu Imam

A group of prominent political leaders from the North has formed the League of Northern Democrats, (LND), and has revealed its intention to convene a strategic summit to revive the region�s political and economic status in Nigeria. Declaring its intention to unite and reposition the North as a leading force in Nigeria�s political landscape, the group further revealed that its immediate priority is the development of Northern Nigeria, pointing out that it does not represent anybody�s interest. The former governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, is the interim chairman…

New Constitution: Yakasai cautions Tinubu over ‘The Patriots� demands for political reforms

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 Aminu Imam

�Supports Obasanjo�s position Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has advised President Bola Tinubu to exercise caution in handling the proposal for a brand new Nigerian constitution that will be produced by a 109 -member Constituent Assembly and approved through a nationwide referendum. Yakasai, a former presidential adviser in the Second Republic, charged the President to tread carefully, consult widely and think thoroughly on the proposal as any hasty move could plunge the country into chaos and instability. Recall that some members of The Patriots, led by a former Secretary General…

2023: �Buhari�s support for Tinubu unquestionable� – Presidency replies Tanko Yakasai

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari�s support for the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is unquestionable. The President�s spokesman, Garba Shehu, who stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, was reacting to an allegation levelled against Buhari by Tanko Yakasai. Yakasai, had in a television interview, questioned Buhari�s loyalty to the realisation of APC victory in the presidential election on Feb. 25. However, Shehu dismissed the allegation, saying president�s support for the party�s candidate, Tinubu is unquestioned. The statement further said, �If…

2023 Presidency: ‘Nnamdi Kanu weakens S/East�s chances of producing credible candidate’ – Yakasai

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Aminu Imam

A founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), and elder statesman, Alh. Tanko Yakasai, says the secessionist agitation by the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, weakens the chances of the Igbo people to produce a credible presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections. According to the 96-yr-old statesman, who spoke in an interview on a television programme yesterday, the South-East geo-political zone must convince Nigerians beyond any reasonable doubt that it is ready to occupy the exalted office in 2023. Recall that…

‘State Police will end Nigeria�s democracy’ – Tanko Yakasai

May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 Aminu Imam

Elder statesman, Tanko Yakasai, has opposed the calls for the establishment of State Police across the country, claiming that it will destroy Nigeria�s democracy. Yakasai, disclosed this while making his presentation at the North-West zone public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution, in Kaduna. According to him, �We had State Police in the south-western province during Akintola�s era and also in the northern province under what we called Local Authority, (LA), before it was abolished. �We know how they were abused, and if we return them, they will…

“Neither APC nor PDP can deliver Nigeria” � Elder statesman, Yakasai

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

Neither the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) nor the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is capable of returning Nigeria to the path of progress, an elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has said. Speaking against the background of problems plaguing the country, he said the country has become a cesspool of corruption occasioned by politicians in collaboration with bad elements in the civil service.� The Second Republic adviser to the late President Shehu Shagari noted that the experience Nigerians had been going through in the last few years had shown…

“I�ve always known Buhari can�t solve Nigeria�s problems” � Yakasai

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Aminu Imam

Elder statesman and former Presidential Liaison Officer, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has said electing Muhammadu Buhari as president of the country is the greatest mistake made by Nigerians in recent times.� Yakasai, who spoke yesterday, said he had always known Buhari lacks the capacity and the competence to deliver the goods and solve the country�s problems. He said, �I have never supported and will never support Buhari. I know Buhari has no competence to rule the country. I have never changed my mind about his lack of competence to lead the…

Outrage over DSS arrest of Ganduje�s aide, Yakasai

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Aminu Imam

Many Nigerians on social media have condemned the arrest of the Kano State governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai hours after criticising President Muhammadu Buhari over the rise in school kidnappings. Recall that Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, relieved his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, of his appointment. In the wake of the schoolgirl’s abduction in Zamfara State, Tanko-Yakasai, on Friday via his Twitter handle, had described the APC government as failure. Since posting the comment on Twitter however, Tanko-Yakasai had gone missing, a situation…