2027: Kwankwaso predicts defeat for governors seeking re-election

Nkereuwem Effiong

Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has predicted setbacks for governors seeking another term in office in 2027, warning that incumbency may not be enough to secure victory at the polls.

Kwankwaso, the vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, said this while speaking on the political climate ahead of the 2027 general elections during the News Agency of Nigeria Personality Interview Series in Abuja on Sunday.

According to him, some governors who failed to meet the expectations of their constituents had moved to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the hope of securing an electoral advantage.

He maintained that voters were becoming more politically conscious and would not necessarily support incumbent governors simply because they controlled state resources and political structures.

“What I foresee in the 2027 elections is that most of the governors seeking re-election will be disappointed because people will not support them,” he said.

The former Kano State governor linked the growing discontent among Nigerians to persistent insecurity, poverty, unemployment and poor public services.

He said the challenges confronting the country had created a strong demand for better leadership, adding that millions of children remained out of school while insecurity continued to disrupt communities.

Kwankwaso also drew on his record as Kano governor, saying his administration demonstrated how governments could use available resources to improve people’s welfare.

He cited investments in primary, secondary, and tertiary education, as well as measures to address the Almajiri challenge and to provide infrastructure for students.

The politician also criticised the growing defections from opposition parties to the APC, suggesting that some were motivated more by political survival than by the public interest.

Kwankwaso said the electorate would ultimately decide the outcome of the 2027 elections, urging political leaders to respond to citizens’ concerns and accept change where their administrations had failed to deliver.