Arise News Political Editor, Sumner Sambo, has said President Bola Tinubu’s endorsement for the 2027 election by Lieutenant General Yakubu Danjuma, rtd, is not surprising.
NEWSNGR reports that Sambo, speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ on Monday, said Tinubu and Danjuma have long shared a close friendship.
Sambo also cited Danjuma’s extensive business interests across Lagos, stressing that it is unsurprising to see him backing Tinubu.
He said, “Given that General T.Y. Danjuma also maintains extensive business interests across Lagos, it is unsurprising to see him backing Tinubu.”
Speaking about the meeting of religious leaders with the President, Sambo said most religious leaders in the North Central are asking why only one Christian was handpicked to see Tinubu on their behalf.
He said the leaders want to know why other religions were not included in the meeting.
Sambo said the questions from the North Central leaders show that many people are not happy with how the meeting was arranged.
Meanwhile, Tinubu has urged voters in Ebonyi State to support his re-election bid in the January 16, 2027 presidential election, citing infrastructure projects and economic interventions by his administration.
Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, appealed earlier today, November 9, at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Abakaliki, the state capital.
He called on residents to vote for APC candidates across all elective positions, urging them to support the party from “top to bottom and bottom to top” in the forthcoming elections.
