2027 election: NLC endorses top Northern governor for second term, reason, other details emerge

• The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kano chapter, has officially backed Governor Abba Yusuf’s re-election bid up of the 2027 election
• The national gave the endorsement during the 2025 Workers’ Day solemnisation and hailed Governor Yusuf's medication for prioritising workers' payment amid economical hardship
• The Kano authorities NLC chairman, Kabiru Inuwa, confirmed this improvement successful a connection and shared further details

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

Amid high-profile defections in the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has endorsed Governor Abba Yusuf for a 2nd word successful bureau up of the 2027 wide elections.

Workers’ Day: NLC backs Gov Yusuf for 2nd term

NLC backs Governor Yusuf's re-election bid amid high-profile defections successful NNPP. Photo credit: Nigeria Labour Congress HQ, Abba Kabir Yusuf
Source: Facebook

The national hailed his administration’s committedness to the payment of workers and retirees.

As reported by Channels TV, the Kano state section of the NLC endorsed Governor Yusuf during the 2025 International Workers’ Day solemnisation held astatine the Sani Abacha Stadium successful Kano authorities connected Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Comrade Inuwa praised the politician for being the archetypal successful Nigeria to instrumentality the caller ₦71,000 minimum wage, describing the determination arsenic bold and unprecedented successful alleviating workers’ hardship amid the rising outgo of living.

He further commended Governor Yusuf for ensuring the punctual and regular outgo of salaries and pensions, arsenic good arsenic his administration’s effort successful clearing the N16 cardinal backlog of status benefits inherited from the erstwhile government.

The caller upward reappraisal of the minimum monthly pension from N5,000 to N20,000 was besides lauded arsenic a testament to the governor’s heavy respect for elder citizens.

Kano NLC gives crushed for backing Governor Yusuf's re-election bid. Photo credit: Abba Kabir Yusuf
Source: Facebook

In summation to fiscal reforms, the NLC highlighted the recruitment of teachers, support for unit promotions, and accordant concern successful grooming and retraining of workers arsenic captious steps taken by the medication to revitalize lise the civilian service.

“These achievements are not conscionable promises fulfilled, but a reflection of the governor’s genuine interest for the labour force. Governor Yusuf has earned the spot and enactment of workers crossed the state,” Comrade Inuwa declared.

The endorsement comes arsenic workers crossed Kano observe what they picture arsenic a caller epoch of inclusive and responsive governance nether Governor Yusuf’s leadership.

Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, manager general, media and publicity, Government House Kano, confirmed the improvement successful a station shared connected his Facebook leafage connected Friday, May 2.

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• Shehu Sani mentions factors destroying workers' wage

Former Kano talker dumps NNPP, returns to APC

Former Speaker of Kano State, Rt. Hon. Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, has officially returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) aft defecting from the NNPP.

Rurum, present representing the Rano, Kibiya, and Bunkure constituencies successful the House of Representatives, made the determination up of the 2027 elections.

Bashir Ahmad, a erstwhile adjutant to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, confirmed the defection successful a tweet connected Thursday, April 24.

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