On Tuesday, there were reports that some angry youths in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State burnt Obi and Kwankwaso’s campaign posters.
Similarly, a member of the Kano State House of Assembly, Muhammad Tomas, who recently joined the NDC from the All Progressives Congress, returned to the APC.
‘NDC is unknown’
Speaking with one of our correspondents on Saturday, the National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Prof. Tukur Muhammad-Baba, said the NDC had yet to gain significant visibility and acceptance among northern voters.
He said the party remained “largely unknown” to ordinary voters across the region.
Muhammad-Baba said while some prominent opposition figures continued to attract media attention, their political influence in the North was far from certain.
He particularly cited Kwankwaso, whose support base, according to him, may no longer be as solid as it appeared during the 2023 presidential election.
“There is even doubt about whether Kwankwaso can still hold on to Kano, where he recorded his most impressive performance in the last election. Apart from Kano, his influence in many parts of the North remains uncertain,” Muhammad-Baba stated.
The ACF spokesman noted that many politicians associated with the party had moved across several political platforms over the years, creating confusion among voters.
Muhammad-Baba further argued that many northerners had become disillusioned with politics built around ethnic, regional, and religious sentiments.
