Presidency Will Return to North in 2031 After Tinubu’s Tenure – Gov Bago Declares

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has assured Northerners that Nigeria’s presidency will return to the North in 2031 after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu completes his second term.

Speaking during an interview on TVC, Bago urged Northern politicians eyeing the nation’s top seat to exercise patience until the power rotation cycle comes back to the region.

“When he (President Tinubu) finishes his eight years, power will come to the North and northerners, who want to contest, can then contest,” Bago stated.

The governor pledged total loyalty to Tinubu’s administration, insisting that Niger State stands firmly behind the President. According to him, there are “no dissenting voices” in his state against the current leadership.

He further emphasised the importance of Nigeria’s informal zoning arrangement, which alternates power between the North and South every eight years.

“In Niger State, there is no dissenting voice. Nigeria is coexisting peacefully because we have decided to embrace a kind of rotation in governance; the North will do eight years, the South will do eight years,” Bago explained.

Criticising calls for an early shift of power back to the North, Bago added: “He (Tinubu) is just two years in office and you are saying it should come back to the North. How? We had opportunities. So, we will continue to support the President.”

His remarks are expected to further spark conversations about Nigeria’s 2027 and 2031 elections, with debates over zoning and succession already taking centre stage in political circles.