Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Rebuild Arewa Initiative for Development, RAID, has said the 19 states in the North will decide on their preferred presidential candidate in April this year.
Briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday, on activities lined up to mark the 2026 Sardauna Memorial Day, RAID said the region is confronted with deep and interrelated challenges that can no longer be addressed with silence, denial or fragmented efforts.
The group expressed concern over the worsening insecurity across Northern Nigeria and announced its plans to convene a major regional convention aimed at forging a unified strategy on security, development and inclusive governance ahead of the 2027 general elections.
It said the proposed convention in April would serve as a non-partisan platform for Northern stakeholders to collectively address the region’s pressing socio-economic, political and security challenges.
Salient Times gathered that the Arewa group has contacted all northern groups, and the April convention was to ensure that all interest groups take a uniform position on the 2027 elections
