Timi Frank, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused President Bola Tinubu of intentionally creating division between the southern and northern regions of Nigeria to further his personal political ambitions.
He alleged that Tinubu views the 2027 election as a personal contest against the north, explaining that this is why Tinubu is allegedly using manipulation and deception to secure support from the south.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Frank cautioned both the northern and southern regions against being deceived by Tinubu’s alleged tactics to retain power in 2027.
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He claimed that Tinubu is simultaneously blackmailing southern politicians, particularly opposition governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), by appealing to ethnic sentiments, while also threatening them with consequences such as declaring a state of emergency in their states based on fabricated accusations of violence and corruption if they refuse to support him.
Frank emphasized that the 2027 election should not be about regional affiliations, but rather about electing a leader capable of addressing the numerous challenges facing the nation.
He noted: “He has increased the intensity now by blackmailing, intimidating and putting at least five PDP governors from the south under duress to defect along with their members in the National Assembly to the APC.
“To Tinubu, the 2027 election is about him versus the north and that is why he is trying desperately to enlist the support of the south through manipulation and subterfuge. He has forgotten so soon that the north helped him to get to power in 2023.
“Nigerians are in need of a president who will help Nigeria become better, not ‘Northern candidate or Southern candidate’ or ‘Northern President or Southern President’.
“The country is overcharged already with divisions along ethnic lines. We therefore can’t afford to have a president who is setting one region against another for the sake of his own personal ambition.
“For me, Timi Frank, as a southerner, I don’t believe in tribalistic and a divisive president. I believe in a leader that will come and unite rather than divide Nigeria.
“I advise every northerner still supporting Tinubu to have a rethink. They should know that the north that apparently ‘assisted’ Tinubu to gain power in 2023 are suffering the most today.”
Frank asserted that the northern region has been significantly marginalized in appointments and infrastructure development initiatives under Tinubu’s administration, claiming that the president has prioritized his personal and tribal interests above all else.
The former APC chieftain urged the north to unite, rise, and speak with a collective voice in the 2027 elections.
According to him, “I want the northern leaders to know that should Tinubu find his way back to power in 2027, the north will suffer untold neglect as Tinubu and the APC don’t have their genuine interest at heart.
“As we speak, at least five opposition governors are set to defect to APC not because they like Tinubu but due to intense political pressure, intimidation and blackmail, while those who will remain have been made to sign undertakings to deliver their states to Tinubu otherwise they will be made to lose their second terms elections.
“Tinubu does not believe in the power of the people. Tinubu is working to steal the election results, to grab it and run away with it like he did in 2023.
“If the north can’t see the omen of imminent regional stagnation and destruction, they will regret it if they do nothing to stop Tinubu in 2027.”
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