Abba Chamma Habib, the Chairman of the Northeast Coalition for Truth, Justice and Responsible Leadership (NECTJRL), has thrown their support behind the former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, for his nomination as the North East Deputy Director of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s campaign organisation for the 2027 general elections.
Recall that since President Tinubu announced the names of his campaign team last week, there has been a lot of public criticism against Ali Sheriff, accusing him of lacking the pedigree and political will to deliver the region for Tinubu and other APC candidates.
Abba, who led the group in a press conference in Maiduguri on Friday, stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is one family with no division, adding that Ali Sheriff is bigger than any single movement or political association.
His words: “We are here today because we cannot continue to remain silent while individuals hide behind the name of a so-called grassroots movement to launch what we consider a politically motivated attack on Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.
“The recent petition calling for the exclusion of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff from the campaign structure for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election is, in our view, an attempt to weaken an experienced Northeastern leader and create unnecessary division among people who should be working together. We are therefore making our position clear: Ali Modu Sheriff is above this politically motivated petition,” Habib said.
