Accord presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim is taking his campaign into rural communities in four northwestern Nigerian states, BusinessDay reported, as his movement pursues a six-million-vote regional goal.
BusinessDay reported that the Hashim Progressive Movement set a six-million-vote goal across Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Jigawa, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara. The outreach described in the report is focused on the first four. The outlet said those states have substantial voting populations.
Organizers used the term “ungoverned” for some settlements, BusinessDay reported. The outlet described the communities as having limited government presence and inadequate public services. It listed insecurity and farming among local concerns, along with infrastructure, education, health care and access to economic opportunities.
BusinessDay also described earlier activity, including posters in the four states and contact with political stakeholders and support groups. In Jigawa, Accord senatorial candidate Aminu Aminu said Hashim could challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the state, BusinessDay reported.
The outlet placed the rural outreach within the campaign’s broader mobilization ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
