A student support group in Kano State, the Jagaban-Abba Students’ Mandate 2027, has launched a campus mobilisation initiative across 25 tertiary institutions in the state ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The group inaugurated campus ambassadors as part of efforts to engage students and build support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
Speaking at the launch, the convener of the group, Comrade Nafiu Yunusa, said the initiative was designed to establish a structured student network across tertiary institutions in Kano.
According to Yunusa, the ambassadors will be responsible for grassroots mobilisation, voter education and engaging students on the policies and programmes of the Tinubu and Abba administrations.
The group cited education-related initiatives as a major reason for its support, including the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), investments in technical and vocational education, tertiary infrastructure, research and innovation, as well as institutional upgrades in Kano.
It also highlighted the conversion of the Federal College of Education, Kano, to Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education and the proposed upgrade of Federal Polytechnic Kabo to a university of technology.
On the state level, the group pointed to free education at the primary and secondary levels, reductions in fees at state-owned tertiary institutions and other education interventions as programmes it intends to communicate to students.
Yunusa charged the newly inaugurated campus ambassadors to take the mobilisation campaign to lecture halls, hostels and other student communities while ensuring that students’ concerns remain part of the political conversation ahead of the 2027 elections.
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