Rigging 2027 elections will end Nigeria, North will take a stand – Baba-Ahmed

• Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has officially resigned as Special Adviser on Political Matters to the Vice President.

• Speaking in Zaria, he warned that rigging the 2027 elections could lead to Nigeria’s collapse.

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has confirmed his resignation as Special Adviser on Political Matters to Vice President Kashim Shettima, saying he stepped down for personal reasons.

However, in his first public comments since the announcement, he issued a strong warning on Nigeria’s political future, particularly ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Speaking after his daughter’s wedding in Zaria, Baba-Ahmed stressed that “rigging the 2027 general election might be the end of Nigeria.”

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Sitting alongside former NHIS executive secretary, Prof. Yusuf Usman, he added, “It’s only the North that can rescue itself. Northerners must wake up and caution themselves.”

He also warned against selfish and divisive politicians and lamented the region’s worsening situation, comparing it to the security challenges before the Buhari era.

The former adviser declared that no politician should expect blind loyalty from the North, saying, “There is no politician that would come and dictate to us the direction to follow. Who are you?” He insisted that candidates must present practical solutions to the North’s challenges.

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“Our eyes are wide open,” he said, predicting that “in the next six months [Insha Allah], you will see a very big movement and alignments in the direction Arewa would take ahead of 2027.”

Baba-Ahmed added with a stern warning: “Unless they want to conduct a terrible election to cheat us – and rigging the 2027 election might be the end of Nigeria.”