• Coalition backs Tinubu’s choice of former Borno governor as North-East campaign coordinator, alleges political motive behind renewed attacks
Michael Olugbode in Abuja
The Grassroots Coalition for Change (GCC) has thrown its weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of former Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) North-East Zonal Campaign Coordinator for the 2027 presidential election, describing the decision as a strategic move aimed at strengthening the party’s grassroots mobilisation in the region.
The coalition, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Bello Johnson, also rejected renewed allegations linking Sheriff to the Boko Haram insurgency, describing them as unsubstantiated and politically motivated.
The GCC said Sheriff’s extensive political experience, knowledge of the North-East and relationships with political stakeholders across the region made him well positioned to coordinate the APC’s campaign in the six-states in the zone.
