President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday in Kaduna on the flag-off of his presidential marketing campaign for the 2027 normal elections, took a swipe at opposition leaders, accusing them of making the poverty and starvation they now use to marketing campaign towards him.
“I pay attention my fighters speaking about starvation and poverty. Who created it? They did. They created the starvation; they created the poverty. We’re looking to get rid of it,” President Tinubu mentioned on the well-attended rally on the Ranchers Bees Stadium.
His jibe was once it seems that directed on the ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who served as vice-president between 1999 and 2007, throughout which many State-run companies have been privatised with out paying the gratuities and pensions of 1000’s of laid-off employees. Tinubu’s management has been paying the ones employees.
On the rally, President Tinubu inaugurated the 81-kilometre phase of the Kaduna-Abuja freeway with a symbolic ribbon-cutting.
The President recalled Kaduna’s ancient importance as town of leaders and the political headquarters of the northern area, including that his management has been operating to get rid of poverty within the nation.
President Tinubu thanked the folks of Kaduna State for trusting him with their mandate within the 2023 elections and prompt them to vote for him once more, bringing up his document of achievements and investments in essential financial infrastructure in Kaduna State and all of the Northern area.
The rally was once attended by means of All Progressives Nationwide Chairman, Professor Netanwe Yilwatda, Vice President Kashim Shettima, spouse of the President and spouse of the Vice President, 32 Governors of the APC and previous Nationwide Chairman of the APC, Senator Adamu Abdullahi, former governor Abdullahi Ganduje, amongst different birthday party leaders
In his remarks, Vice President Kashim Shettima reaffirmed President Tinubu’s dedication to nationwide cohesion, democratic steadiness and financial construction, urging Nigerians to reinforce the management for continuity.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima on the flag-off of the APC Tinubu–Shettima 2027 Presidential Marketing campaign on the Ranchers Bees Stadium, Kaduna, on Saturday, October 24, 2026
Senator Shettima recalled President Tinubu’s reinforce for northern presidential applicants in earlier elections, together with former President Muhammadu Buhari, who received the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections.
He additionally cited Tinubu’s reinforce for northern political leaders in previous presidential contests, together with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, describing the gesture as an illustration of political loyalty, mutual admire and dedication to nationwide cohesion.
The Vice President maintained that such political relationships had bolstered the APC and strengthened the will for Nigerians to paintings in combination against a united and filthy rich nation.
He known as on birthday party participants and supporters to maintain their team spirit with President Tinubu because the birthday party seeks every other mandate to proceed its programmes for nationwide construction.
“We received the closing election since you noticed the most suitable option ahead of you. For the great other folks of Kaduna State, we now have observed why you stood with us inside the mandate of the APC, a mandate to redeem the fortune of this nice state. This knowledge has made Kaduna State a unified position,” Vice President Shettima mentioned.
In his welcome deal with, Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, counseled President Tinubu for supporting state governments in imposing construction programmes and pursuing their respective priorities.
Governor Uba Sani mentioned collaboration between the Federal and state governments was once crucial to reaching sustainable construction, specifically in infrastructure, agriculture and tasks designed to support electorate’ welfare.
He additionally stated the contributions of the First Woman, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to the welfare of girls, youngsters and households, describing such interventions as the most important facet of nationwide construction.
The governor prompt APC supporters to stay vigilant towards incorrect information throughout the electioneering duration, specifically deceptive fabrics circulated on social media and content material allegedly generated the use of synthetic intelligence.
In a similar fashion, the Director-Basic of the APC Presidential Marketing campaign Council, Abdulaziz Yari, expressed self assurance within the birthday party’s skill to mobilise reinforce for President Tinubu forward of the 2027 normal election.
Yari counseled Governor Uba Sani, birthday party leaders and different stakeholders for his or her collective efforts in establishing the marketing campaign flag-off, describing their participation as an illustration of the birthday party’s dedication to its political targets.
He additionally defended the management’s financial reforms, bringing up traits within the foreign currencies marketplace, and prompt Nigerians to evaluate the federal government in response to its insurance policies and function.
The previous Zamfara State governor additional known as on birthday party supporters to protect towards incorrect information, expressing self assurance within the APC’s political organisation, its enjoy in earlier elections, and its observe document.
Additionally talking on the tournament throughout the digital commissioning of Lot 1 (81 km) of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Twin Carriageway, the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi highlighted infrastructure tasks the Tinubu management is enterprise within the North-West and around the nation.
Bayo Onanuga
Particular Adviser to the President
(Data & Technique)
October 24, 2026