Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has raised questions over Yunusa Tanko’s departure from Peter Obi’s political fold, describing it as a surprising turn given Tanko’s history of loyalty to the former Labour Party candidate.
In a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday, Sani noted that no one in northern Nigeria had championed Obi with the same fervour as Tanko.
He said: “What must have happened for Yunusa to part ways with Dr Peter? Anyway, nothing is impossible in politics.”
Tanko’s ties to Obi run deep. He served as both spokesman and Media Director of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation during the 2023 election cycle, and in September 2024, Obi named him National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement worldwide.
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On Wednesday in Abuja, Tanko was formally unveiled as National Coordinator of the Social Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council.
In that role, he will steer the 2027 presidential campaign of Adewole Adebayo.