2023: Katsina Rep, Ibrahim Reveals States Tinubu Would Lose In North

The lawmaker representing the Malumfashi/Kafur Federal Constituency, Katsina State in the House of Representatives, Babangida Ibrahim has revealed some Northern states the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu will not win in 2023.

Ibrahim, who recently defected to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from the APC, also disclosed states Tinubu would win in the North in the forthcoming election.

The lawmaker in an interview with Punch said Tinubu would be defeated in President Muhammadu Buhari’s state (Katsina), adding that he would lose states like Kano, Kaduna and several others.

Speaking ahead of the 2023 presidential election, Ibrahim said, “Let me tell you what people don’t understand about political structure; most of the people who are following Asiwaju, it is either they are beneficiaries of the current government or they have interests they want to protect.

“I did an analysis; let me do it for you again now. If you go to the Northeast, how many states can the APC guarantee of winning? Basically, three states. Give them Borno, Yobe and Gombe. They (the APC) cannot win in Taraba, Adamawa and Bauchi.

“Let me come to the North-West where I come from, you can only give them two states; if they are lucky, Jigawa and possibly Zamfara. They cannot take Katsina. Kano is gone. They cannot take Kaduna. They cannot take Sokoto. They cannot take Kebbi.

“When you look at the political movement, how will they get it? Let me bring you back to the North-Central; they cannot take Plateau, Benue and the FCT. Kwara is 50-50. Niger is 50-50.

“Let us give them Kogi. If you go to the South-South, it is nil; they cannot take any state in the South-South. Go to the South-East, I always tell people, Peter Obi (of the Labour Party) is not as popular as Atiku.

“But Atiku was only able to defeat APGA (All Progressives Grand Alliance) in Anambra. He lost all other states in the South-East. So, if Atiku is more popular than Peter Obi, how can Peter Obi take the South-East? He cannot take it.

“What people have failed to understand is that in politics, there are interests. Assuming I am a senator in the PDP or assuming I am contesting for the House of Representatives on the platform of the PDP in the South-East, will I allow Peter Obi? Am I going to lose my election because of Peter Obi? So, it is a matter of interest.”