{"id":14807,"date":"2026-11-11T07:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/2027-opposition-parties-face-tough-battle-in-north-apc-chieftain\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T07:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:45:49","slug":"2027-opposition-parties-face-tough-battle-in-north-apc-chieftain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/2027-opposition-parties-face-tough-battle-in-north-apc-chieftain\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Opposition parties face tough battle in North \u2014 APC chieftain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"306\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2027-Opposition-parties-face-tough-battle-in-North-\u2014-APC-chieftain.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"2027: Opposition parties face tough battle in North \u2014 APC chieftain\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2027-Opposition-parties-face-tough-battle-in-North-\u2014-APC-chieftain.jpg 306w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Musa-Illiyasu-Kwankwaso-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Muhammad Inuwa, Dutse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, has said opposition parties will face a tough battle in Northern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections, citing the large turnout of supporters during President Bola Tinubu\u2019s visit to Jigawa State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwankwaso stated this in Dutse while reacting to the massive reception accorded the President during the APC presidential campaign rally in the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He described the crowd that received Tinubu from the airport to the Dutse Township Stadium, venue of the rally, as an indication of the President\u2019s political support in the North-West.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe mammoth crowd that trooped out today to receive Mr President was impressive. From the airport to the Dutse Township Stadium, the atmosphere was electrifying, with enthusiastic supporters chanting \u20184+4\u2019 in support of President Tinubu\u2019s second-term bid,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The APC chieftain said the mobilisation in Jigawa had reinforced his confidence in the party\u2019s political strength across the North-West, expressing the view that opposition parties would struggle to make significant inroads into the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He described the rally as a demonstration of the support Tinubu enjoys among APC members and supporters in the state, expressing optimism about the party\u2019s prospects in the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwankwaso also commended Governor Umar Namadi for projects executed by his administration, saying they reflected the government\u2019s efforts to improve the living conditions of residents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He further praised the people of Jigawa and APC supporters for their turnout, warm reception and peaceful conduct throughout the President\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Jigawa rally has further confirmed that the North-West region is a safe haven for Mr President, and it is going to be a walkover during the general elections,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/2027-opposition-parties-face-tough-battle-in-north-apc-chieftain\/\">2027: Opposition parties face tough battle in North \u2014 APC chieftain<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Muhammad Inuwa, Dutse A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, has said opposition parties will face a tough battle in Northern Nigeria ahead of&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}