The Deputy President of the Senate Barau Jibrin has stated that he will fully support President Bola Tinubu’s decisions about the 2027 general election, including any move to nominate him as running mate.
Barau stated this on Wednesday during a press briefing in Abuja, in response to questions concerning demands from political groupings pushing the President to choose him as his running mate in the 2027 presidential election.
“Whatever the President asks me to do, I will do it — 100 per cent.
“He is my political father. If he calls on me to work with him, I will simply say, ‘Thank you, sir’ and I will do it,” Barau said.
The Kano-born senator emphasised that it was premature to discuss 2027 politics, stating that the focus should now concentrate on governance and supporting the president’s efforts to develop the country.
“Mr President has been working hard to reposition Nigeria and tackle the problems he inherited.
He is a compassionate and open-minded leader who supported me when I faced obstacles in Kano.
“The president is the father of the nation. But for now, we stand by him, we are working with him, and we want him to succeed. When he succeeds, we all succeed,” he said.
Barau noted that those groups advocating for him to be vice president had good intentions, but he recommended theyfocus on supporting Tinubu’s administration rather than indulging in premature politicking.
“When the time comes, we will talk politics. For now, let us face governance and support Mr President to succeed. When he succeeds, we all succeed,” he said.
He stressed his commitment to the ideals of the progressive political family to which both he and Tinubu belong, adding that loyalty remained a core value of his political journey.
“I am a progressive to the core, and loyalty is something I cherish deeply. I am 100 per cent loyal to Mr President,” he stated.
Barau also used the briefing to emphasise preparations for the Senate Committee on Constitution Review’s zonal public hearings, which he said would focus on 59 pieces of legislation and 31 recommendations that have already been presented.
He stated that further inputs from Nigerians were expected in the form of memoranda during the hearings, which would take place across six geopolitical zones.
The zones are Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom (South-South), chaired by Senate President Godswill Akpabio or his delegate; Kano (North-West), chaired by Barau Jibrin; and Lagos (South-West), chaired by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele.
Others are Jos (North-Central), chaired by Deputy Senate Leader Lola Ashiru; Maiduguri (North-East), chaired by Chief Whip Tahir Monguno; and Enugu (South-East), chaired by Deputy Chief Whip Peter Nwebonyi.
