By The Merit Newspaper Correspondent
Bauchi, Nigeria -November 9, 2026
Hon. Auwal Lawal Daura, son of former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, and running mate to Governor Seyi Makinde on the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential ticket for the 2027 general election, has declared his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Auwal, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), urged northern political leaders and stakeholders to support Tinubu for a second term, arguing that the South should be allowed to complete its eight-year presidential tenure before power returns to the North in 2031.
He maintained that respecting the existing power rotation arrangement between Northern and Southern Nigeria would promote national unity, political stability and inclusiveness in governance.
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The Merit Newspaper reports that the APC chieftain also pledged to mobilise massive support for Tinubu’s re-election, insisting that the North should look beyond the 2027 election and prepare for its opportunity to produce the next president in 2031.
