- President Bola Tinubu’s minister of state for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has said northerners plotting against the president’s removal are unpatriotic
- The minister said the northern politicians have the entitlement title while listing key positions headed by northerners in Tinubu’s administration
- Matawalle stated that those northern politicians plotting against Tinubu did not have a strong base at the grassroots, and those with a strong hold were behind the president
FCT, Abuja – Bello Matawalle, the minister of state for defence, has branded northern political players plotting to remove President Bola Tinubu in 2027 “unpatriotic.”
The minister, who is a former governor of Zamfara state, accused politicians from the region of lacking grassroots support and having an “entitlement mentality.” He maintained that northern politicians with a strong grassroots base supported the president.
