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KATSINA — In what can only be described as a political earthquake inside the ancient walls of the Katsina Emirate, the Emir of Katsina, His Royal Highness Alhaji Dr. Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, has torn into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign machinery, delivering a blistering, no-holds-barred tongue-lashing to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 campaign council!
The high-powered APC delegation—led by the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, alongside heavyweight political chieftains including former governors Ali Modu Sheriff, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and Adamu Aliero—arrived in Katsina with a massive motorcade and heavy fanfare seeking royal blessings for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.
However, instead of the expected praise-singing and red-carpet endorsements, the powerful campaign team was met with utter humiliation, cold fury, and a brutal reality check.
“You Remember Us Only When You Want Votes!”
A fiery Emir Usman did not hold back, glaring at the room full of political heavyweights before launching an explosive verbal assault against what he termed “selfish, predatory politics.”
“Every four years you come to my palace with cap in hand, asking for prayers, asking for support. After the election, you disappear to Abuja, to Lagos! You don’t come back until the next election,” the monarch fumed in Hausa.
“Is this palace a voting center or a toilet that you visit only when you are pressed?”
The sharp rebuke sent shockwaves through the palace, leaving top party stalwarts, federal lawmakers, and campaign handlers freezing in awkward silence.
“Renewed Hope or Renewed Hunger? Go and Catch Turji First!”
Refusing to stick to diplomatic court pleasantries, the 70-plus-year-old traditional ruler slammed the ruling party’s economic policies and failure to protect citizens from deadly bandits ravaging the Northwest.
Diving into harrowing statistics, the monarch exposed the tragic state of security in Katsina—the home state of former President Muhammadu Buhari:
- Massive School Closures: The Emir revealed that over 52 schools across the emirate have been completely shut down due to unchecked banditry.
- Desolate Farmlands: Farmers across 12 local government areas can no longer step onto their lands out of fear of being slaughtered or kidnapped.
- Ransom Nightmare: Ordinary citizens are paying extortionate ransoms between ₦10 million and ₦20 million to notorious warlords like Bello Turji while politicians scheme for 2027.
Turning directly to Senator Yari and the entourage, the Emir threw down a fiery challenge:
“In my days, politics was about community. Now politics is about one man, his son, his wife, his bank account! You call it Renewed Hope, but people in Katsina are in renewed hunger!”
“Where is Bello Turji? You promised to handle security. Turji is in the forest 100km from here. Go and bring him, then come and campaign!”
“The People Will Take Your Rice and Vote You Out!”
Closing his explosive sermon, the revered ruler issued a stern warning against attempts to buy off impoverished voters ahead of the 2027 polls.
Warning that the era of political deception is over, Emir Usman cautioned that “selfish politics will breed selfish voting.”
“If you do politics of selfishness—only for your family, your cronies, your contracts—then the people will also do politics of selfishness! They will collect your rice, they will collect your ₦5,000, and they will STILL vote against you!” the monarch roared.
A Nation in Shock
While official handlers for the APC Presidential Campaign Council later attempted to downplay the encounter as a “routine consultation for royal blessings,” eyewitness reports and insider palace accounts paint a picture of a total disaster for the campaign’s northern push.
With northern traditional rulers now openly confronting Abuja political elites, analysts say the Emir of Katsina’s blistering takedown may signal a catastrophic revolt brewing in the electoral heartland of Northern Nigeria ahead of 2027.
