Emmanuel lkpeama
The South West Arewa Community on Thursday 20, November 2025, gathered in Lagos to thrown its weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, pledging to deliver over 40,000 votes in the 2027 election.
The Ndubuisi Kanu park in Ikeja was filled to the brim, as a mammoth crowd of the Hausa community from the six states in the South West region under the aegis of Southwest Arewa Community declared and pledged their support for Tinubu, whom they described as “contender with clear vision and high capacity”.
The Director General, South West Arewa Community, for Asiwaju 2027, Alhaji Sheu Usman, said the Movement was to appreciate the huge investment of President Tinubu in the Northern part of the country, under his Renewed Hope Agenda particularly in the agriculture sector, which has led to a reduction in the prices of staple foods across markets in over twenty years.
“We are here to introduce the South West Arewa Community for the Asiwaju 2027 Movement. This movement started four months ago, and we have achieved tremendously.
“We are here to support Tinubu, who has shown love to the northerners. When he was governor, he ensured there was an Arewa community in all local governments.”
“In 2023, he sponsored Nuhu Ribadu to contest the presidency of the country,a Muslim to the core, equally he did the same for Abubakar Atiku, another Muslim in 2007 and late Muhammadu Buhari who contested four times until President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assisted and supported him before he became the president,so there is no reason any northerner in Lagos will not work for him.”
“This is the reason why we the Northerners in the South West has galvanized to ensure we work for him and I can tell you for free that we have been able to talk to our people to get their PVC and presently we have already secured over 30,000 PVCs as we have gone into the markets to make the people know that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the best man for 2027. “ Usman said.
Alhaji Usman went further to highlight some of the achievements recorded under his administration since he assumed into office such securing the appointments of some of their members into political office,secured hectares of land for over 1000 farmers in Lagos State and the acquiring of 18 Seater bus.
“In the last four months, we have been able to secure land for 1000 farmers in Lagos State. We are also able to secure three appointments, two from the federal government and one in Lagos. Also we got appointments in Ondo and Ogun States,” he added.
” Our doors are open to anyone as we want to use this opportunity to appreciate the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Lagos State, Commissioner for Agriculture and every stakeholders in APC.”
Acting Secretary, Arewa Community for Asiwaju 2027, Lagos chapter, Mr Ibrahim Jagada, restated the loyalty of the northerners to the re-election of President Bola Tinubu with a call on members with Permanent Voter’s Card,PVC to register with Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,so as to be able to cast their vote in 2027, noting that the Asiwaju 2027 campaign would be taken to other South West States.
The Special guest of Honor,Hon Abdulganiyu Obasa, the acting Executive Chairman of Agege assured the Arewa Community of President Tinubu’s commitment to addressing the insecurity challenges while making more reforms to better the lives of citizens.
He applauded the Southwest Arewa Group for brazingly expressing their support Asiwaju describing their act as one which bold for northerners to emulate.
” We must commend the Arewa community for coming out bold to support and endorse President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for 2027.Asiwaju is the father of the nation and deserves the support of everybody at this point in our nation. Like he has changed the tide in our economy, he will succeed in solving the security problem of Nigeria.
“What the Southwest Arewa Community is doing is highly commendable, and it is a bold form of support Asiwaju needs at this point” he submitted.
Investigator news reports that the rally was joined by various other APC political leader including the APC Youth leader,Dr. Seriki,Director General for Asiwaju Grassroots Movement, Hon. Adebisi Yusuf,the Acting Chairman of Agege Locàl Government, Hon. Abdulganiu Vinod Obasa
Other Personalities featured at the Southwest Arewa Community Summit include the SSA to the President, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Masari who was represented by Hon. Kabir Magaji (KMC), Vice Chairman of Kafur LGA Katsina State,APC Arewa Community Chairman, Lagos State, Alhaji Saadu Gulman, Hon. Femi Saheed from Kosofe Constituency, representative of the Commissioner for Local government,Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, Alhaji Shamsideen Owolabi Oseni, National Relation Publicity Secretary of NAFSAT, Hausa traditional and spiritual leaders in Lagos,Hon Fouad Oki among others.
Goodwill messages from different stakeholders applauded President Tinubu’s vision for growth and development,as he transformed the country through his Renewed Hope Agenda in terms of road infrastructure, education and healthcare empowerment to envious heights of economic prosperity.
For Director General for Asiwaju Grassroots Movement, Hon. Adebisi Yusuf,he commended the Arewa community for their unalloyed support and their pledge in delivering 40,000 votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re election.
He assured them of Tinubu’s commitment in addressing the insecurity challenges and make Nigeria a safe place to be
Investigator news gathered that members of South West Arewa Community for Asiwaju 2027 dressed in black and white attire from Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and Lagos, promised to deliver over 40,000 votes, with a charge for more members to get their PVCs to exercise their franchise.
