As 2027 presidential election dey far but politicking no dey sleep for Kano State. Di state wey get about 5.9 million registered voters don become centre of serious political calculation.
Leadership newspaper tok say di battle for dis votes dey hots up. Ademu Idakwo, one journalist wey don spend 23 years dey cover politics and human interest stories, write di report.
No be small matter why everybody dey rush Kano. Any candidate wey wan win Nigeria presidential election need Kano votes. Na big electoral prize. Di state na one of di most populous for Nigeria, and im voters plenty well well.
Di APC, PDP, and NNPP don already start mata. For Kano, di NNPP get governor, so dem dey happy. But APC and PDP no dey rest. Dem sabi say if dem no pack Kano votes, 2027 go hard for dem.
Political analysts dey talk say Kano voters go use di next election to judge di current government. Dem go look at security, economy, and welfare. If people no better, dem fit change side.
Already, di political parties don begin to form alliances and strategy. Some potential candidates don start dey visit traditional rulers and market women. Dem dey do grassroots campaign even before INEC don announce official date.
Also, registration of new voters dey important. Many youths wey go turn 18 before 2027 go get chance to register. INEC don promise continuous voter registration, but some people dey complain say di process no smooth for Kano.
Di report from Leadership stress say dis battle na about who go control di 5.9 million votes. Politicians sabi say with Kano votes, anybody fit tie for top. So di war for Kano don start early.
