Badaru tok say Kaduna rally turnout pass wetin Arewa for Asiwaju target

A former Jigawa State govnor, Badaru Abubakar, tok say di Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A) movement pull more people pass wetin dem plan for Saturday flag-off of President Bola Tinubu 2027 presidential campaign for Kaduna.

Badaru, wey be di movement director-general, tok say di turnout show di commitment of members and supporters across Northern Nigeria to di President re-election bid.

"Our mobilisation pass di target wey we set," im tok, according to Punch, and add say di result show say di movement structures for di region fit work together towards one goal.

Im thank di movement national leadership, state coordinators and grassroots mobilisation teams, and di supporters wey travel from different places come attend di rally.

Why e matter

Campaign rallies na normal part of Nigerian election seasons, but dem also be test of how well candidate support groups fit organise for ground. For ordinary Nigerians, di 2027 race go decide who go manage cost of living, fuel prices, security and jobs.

Badaru, wey also serve as defence minister, describe di Kaduna event as milestone and tok say A4A go continue to build im presence across di North through community engagement and sustained coordination.

Di reports no give crowd figure for di rally, and none of di sources quote independent estimate of attendance. Di claim say dem pass di target come from Badaru himself.

Wetin happen next

According to Badaru, di movement plan to expand im mobilisation activities across Northern Nigeria as political activity towards di 2027 general elections dey pick up.

Di Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) never set dates for di 2027 polls for these reports, and di sources no tok when di next major campaign event go hold.