• APC releases national time table for rally
•Tinubu desires some other time period, however ashamed to stand the folks, Atiku mocks president
•He’s scared to stand the voters, says Makinde/Daura Marketing campaign Organisation
Chuks Okocha, Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja and Jonathan Eze in Lagos
The verdict via President Bola Tinubu to in my opinion lead the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential marketing campaign in 12 strategically decided on states forward of the January 16, 2027 election would possibly have inadvertently published the place the ruling birthday celebration expects a few of its fiercest electoral contests.
Past the appearances themselves, the selections be offering a fascinating perception into the president’s electoral calculations and the states regarded as essential to Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Of the 36 states of the federation, Tinubu has elected to in my opinion marketing campaign in Kaduna, Rivers, Plateau, Oyo, Borno, Enugu, Bauchi, Sokoto, Delta, Kano, Adamawa and Lagos, leaving the rest 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory to the marketing campaign equipment and different birthday celebration leaders.
Even supposing the president defined at Wednesday’s inauguration of his Presidential Marketing campaign Council that governance should no longer undergo as a result of electioneering, the states decided on for his non-public appearances seem the rest however unintended.
Certainly, a more in-depth exam of the result of the 2023 presidential election provides most likely the clearest reason behind the selection.
Of the 12 states, Tinubu gained most effective 3 — Rivers, Oyo and Borno — within the closing presidential election. He misplaced the rest 9 to his most important combatants, specifically Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
Instructively, Atiku defeated him in Kaduna, Bauchi, Sokoto and Adamawa, whilst Obi gained Plateau, Enugu, Delta and Lagos. Kwankwaso, on his section, carried Kano, handing over just about 1,000,000 votes beneath the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Birthday celebration (NNPP).
Put in a different way, 75 in line with cent of Tinubu’s proposed non-public marketing campaign appearances will happen in states the place he suffered electoral defeats in 2023. That is infrequently a accident that may be pushed aside within the cases.
Take Kaduna, as an example. The verdict to officially flag off the marketing campaign within the state on October 24 is especially instructive. Atiku polled 554,360 votes there in 2023 towards Tinubu’s 399,293, regardless of the APC controlling the state executive.
With Atiku once more in search of the presidency, this time at the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kaduna represents the most important electoral contest, in particular given its political importance within the North-west.
The inclusion of Kano is most likely much more revealing. In 2023, Kwankwaso secured 997,279 votes towards Tinubu’s 517,341. However the political cases have since modified, with Kwankwaso now working along Obi at the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
Thus, Kano is now not simply about reversing a prior electoral defeat. It is usually about confronting the mixed political ambitions of 2 former presidential applicants, certainly one of whom demonstrated really extensive electoral power within the state.
Sokoto gifts a unique calculation. Atiku defeated Tinubu there via simply 3,235 votes in 2023, making it probably the most closest contests between each applicants. One of these slender margin naturally makes the state a fascinating electoral territory for each events.
In a similar way, Adamawa, Atiku’s house state, the place the previous vice-president secured 417,611 votes towards Tinubu’s 182,881, provides the APC some other alternative to check its political power in a longtime opposition stronghold.
Bauchi additionally suits into this northern calculation, particularly with the converting political alliances forward of the 2027 contest.
Within the South-east, the verdict to consult with Enugu is similarly vital. Tinubu recorded a trifling 4,772 votes within the state in 2023, when put next with Obi’s 428,640. The adaptation was once staggering and underscored the intensity of APC’s electoral difficulties in that a part of the rustic.
Enugu, subsequently, gifts no longer simply a chance to hunt votes but additionally an opportunity for the president to make an instantaneous enchantment to an voters that overwhelmingly rejected his candidacy 4 years previous.
Plateau and Delta, which Obi additionally gained in 2023, fall inside of the similar vast electoral attention, even if their political cases and vote casting patterns fluctuate significantly.
Then comes Lagos, arguably essentially the most symbolic of the 12 states.
For a political candidate whose political affect has been carefully related to Lagos for many years, shedding the state to Obi in 2023 was once probably the most election’s notable tendencies. Obi polled 582,454 votes towards Tinubu’s 572,606, a distinction of simply 9,848 votes.
That Tinubu has selected Lagos for the grand finale of his marketing campaign on January 9, 2027, may subsequently lift importance past the commonplace symbolism of finishing a countrywide marketing campaign on acquainted political territory.
It provides the APC a chance to reveal the power of its organisation in a state that is still central to Tinubu’s political historical past.
Alternatively, the inclusion of Rivers, Oyo and Borno, which he gained in 2023, means that the marketing campaign technique isn’t solely about convalescing misplaced flooring.
Rivers stays politically essential as a result of the affect of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the state’s sophisticated political alignments.
Oyo has assumed further importance with Governor Seyi Makinde’s presidential ambition, whilst Borno stays the political base of Vice-President Kashim Shettima.
Those 3 states might as a result be observed as territories the place the president considers reinforcement of present beef up simply as essential because the pursuit of latest votes in different places.
Taken in combination, the 12-state itinerary suggests a planned try to steadiness electoral restoration with political consolidation. Seven of the states are within the North, whilst 5 are within the South, making sure that the president’s non-public appearances minimize throughout all six geopolitical zones.
In fact, the 2023 effects can’t routinely decide the result of the 2027 election. Political alliances have modified, applicants have switched platforms, and the voters might be judging Tinubu no longer simply as a candidate however as an incumbent with a report to protect.
However, the marketing campaign timetable has supplied an early glimpse into the geographical priorities of the ruling birthday celebration.
Whilst the APC will marketing campaign national, the president’s determination to in my opinion seem in those 12 states means that some electoral contests are receiving explicit consideration.
And if the itinerary is the rest to move via, the struggle for 2027 might have already got its first known battlegrounds — no longer essentially via the opposition’s declaration, however via the president’s personal marketing campaign alternatives.
In the meantime, the APC has launched its national marketing campaign rally time table for the 2027 presidential election protecting 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In step with the timetable sighted the day gone by, Tinubu is predicted to guide the marketing campaign for his re-election in 12 other states, together with Kaduna, the place the ruling birthday celebration would formally flag-off the marketing campaign on October 24, 2026.
This was once because the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has mentioned Tinubu was once too ashamed to invite Nigerians for 4 extra years, the rationale he served a understand he would no longer cross spherical the rustic to marketing campaign.
On the similar time, the Makinde/Daura Presidential Marketing campaign Organisation (MDPCO), has additionally mentioned Tinubu was once afraid of being jeered and disgraced via Nigerians over his abysmal screw ups in place of job, therefore his cowardly determination to not cross across the nation to marketing campaign.
In some other construction, Atiku’s Media Place of job has mentioned the strive via Vice President Kashim Shettima to painting him as a beneficiary of Bola Tinubu’s political generosity in 2007 was once a distortion of historical past that are supposed to no longer cross unchallenged.
APC Releases National Agenda for Rally, Tinubu Leads Marketing campaign in 12 States
The APC has launched its national marketing campaign rally time table for the 2027 presidential election protecting 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In step with the timetable sighted the day gone by, Tinubu is predicted to guide the marketing campaign for his re-election in 12 other states, together with Kaduna, the place the ruling birthday celebration would formally flag-off the marketing campaign on October 24, 2026.
President Bola Tinubu had Wednesday all the way through the inauguration of the APC Presidential Marketing campaign Council (PCC) held on the Presidential Villa hinted that he gained’t be to be had for all of the marketing campaign as a result of he doesn’t need to abandon governance.
The marketing campaign is scheduled to run from October 2026 via early January 2027, with Lagos webhosting the foremost remaining rally on ninth January 2027.
The time table confirmed that President Tinubu would additionally lead the Port Harcourt marketing campaign scheduled to happen on November 7.
He would even be on the marketing campaign teach to Plateau State on November 14, and could be in motion in Ibadan, Oyo State on November 21.
In a similar way, he could be to be had to captain the marketing campaign teach in Borno State on November 25, and he would even be on flooring in Enugu on November 28.
The president could also be anticipated to position on his marketing campaign amour in Sokoto State on December 5, and in Asaba, Delta State on December 12.
Proceeding,Tinubu would lead the marketing campaign teach to Kano, the votes hub on December 17, whilst Bauchi State would play host to the APC marketing campaign teach on December 29.
The president would lead the marketing campaign to Yola, Adamawa State, the house state of his major challenger, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, January 4, 2027, whilst the grand finale of the marketing campaign could be held in Lagos State on Saturday, January 9, 2027.
Different marketing campaign schedules come with Owerri, Imo – Thirtieth December; Akure, Ondo state – eleventh November; Bauchi – twenty ninth November; Katsina – 2d December; Uyo, Akwa Ibom – 18th November; Makurdi, Benue State -Thirtieth November.
Others are Abeokuta, Ogun State, third December; Awka, Anambra state -Nineteenth November; Gombe state, third November; Kebbi state -Seventeenth November; Edo state – twelfth November, Kwara state -Tenth December.
Additionally, Osun State will host the marketing campaign on December 9, Abia State on December 7; Yobe State on November 16, Zamfara State on December 14; Bayelsa state on December 15, Niger State December 16, and Ekiti State November 5.
Ebonyi State is billedd for November 9; Taraba State or December 19, Jigawa State for November 10, Move River for November 2; Kogi State December 8; Nasarawa State for November 8; and Adamawa State for January 4, 2027.
In the meantime, President Tinubu has issued an order to the Director of Girls Mobilisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Marketing campaign Council, Dr. Betta Edu, and the birthday celebration’s ladies management national to galvanise the feminine voters, consolidate grassroots beef up and spearhead an expansive mobilisation power forward of the 2027 common election.
The president gave the directive on Wednesday afternoon on the inauguration of the APC Presidential Marketing campaign Council on the Ceremonial dinner Corridor of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the place he extolled the political importance of girls and underscored their indispensable function within the birthday celebration’s electoral calculations.
Recognising ladies as an influential constituency whose organisational dexterity, numerical power and penetration of grassroots communities may considerably form the electoral panorama, Tinubu charged them to transform their longstanding dedication to the APC into an impressive and meticulously coordinated political drive.
The President pledged his beef up for legislative efforts to enlarge ladies’s illustration in elected workplaces, assuring the collection that his management would sponsor the Girls Reserve Seat Invoice.
“You ladies are the best mobilisers, and I guarantee you a sponsorship of the Girls Reserve Seat Invoice. Move and paintings for it, it’s going to come to fruition to extend the choice of ladies illustration at each Nationwide Meeting and subnational stage. I guarantee you that,” Tinubu declared.
Tinubu Needs Every other Time period, However Ashamed to Face the Folks, Atiku Mocks President
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has mentioned President Bola Tinubu was once too ashamed to invite Nigerians for 4 extra years, the rationale he served a understand he would no longer cross spherical the rustic to marketing campaign.
As an alternative, he claimed that the president selected to ship governors, ministers and defectors around the nation to protect the hardship of the previous 3 and a part.
Additionally, the Makinde/Daura Presidential Marketing campaign Organisation (MDPCO), has corroborated this when it additionally mentioned Tinubu was once afraid of being jeered and disgraced via Nigerians over his abysmal screw ups in place of job, therefore his cowardly determination to not cross across the nation to marketing campaign, which is an aberration in a democracy.
This, however, the media place of job of Atiku has mentioned the strive via Vice-President Kashim Shettima to painting Atiku as a beneficiary of Tinubu’s political generosity in 2007 was once a distortion of historical past that are supposed to no longer cross unchallenged.
A remark via the Director of Strategic Verbal exchange of the ADC Presidential Marketing campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu, said that, “Tinubu says he might omit marketing campaign rallies as a result of Nigeria wishes his consideration. The place was once that urgency when Nigerians pleaded for aid?
He has had 3 and a part years to manipulate. In that point, households had been pressured to chop foods, delay hospital treatment and watch their profits lose price prior to they get house.
“Now he desires some other mandate. Sooner than asking Nigerians for one, he should face them and account for the primary time period.
“Let him glance a mom within the eye and give an explanation for what his executive has finished to make meals reasonably priced. Let him inform pensioners why they can’t have the funds for their drugs. Let him give an explanation for to younger Nigerians why years of analysis and tough paintings have nonetheless no longer introduced them respectable jobs.
“Tinubu says American collectors can’t wait. Nigerians can’t wait both. They have got expenses to pay, youngsters to feed and lives to rebuild. They deserve a President who treats their struggling with the similar urgency he provides collectors and traders.
“As an alternative, he’s assembling a crowd of politicians to talk for him. He can fill each marketing campaign degree in Nigeria. He can’t fill an empty pot with surrogates. He can’t ship a political candidate right into a marketplace to steer costs to fall.
“The folk on his marketing campaign council didn’t obtain the mandate in 2023. Tinubu did. He made the guarantees. He took the selections. He should face the questions.
“Nigerians will pay attention no matter his surrogates have to mention. But if they vote, they’re going to have in mind what they’ve lived via. No crowd of politicians can stand between Tinubu and his report.”
Tinubu Scared to Face Voters, Says Makinde/Daura Marketing campaign Organisation
The Makinde/Daura Presidential Marketing campaign Organisation (MDPCO), has mentioned President Bola Tinubu was once afraid of being jeered and disgraced via Nigerians over his abysmal screw ups in place of job, therefore his cowardly determination to not cross across the nation to marketing campaign.
Regarding himself as “Governor Tinubu” on the inauguration of his presidential marketing campaign council, it mentioned indicated a significant state of confabulation, disorientation and disconnection from truth underscoring his unfitness to manipulate.
In a remark via the Director of Strategic Communications of Makinde and Daura Presidential Marketing campaign, Richard Ihediwa, mentioned the marketing campaign regarded as Tinubu’s determination to not accompany the “Nebuchadnezzar Coalition” to each state of the federation as a determined try to evade public resentment, realizing that his executive has renewed the “anger” of Nigerians, slightly than their “hope” prior to now 3 and a part years.
The Director of strategic communications additional mentioned the verdict no longer most effective constituted a significant affront to the Nigerian voters, but additionally made a cool animated film of democratic ethos.
“Mr. President’s determination and his confabulatory remark additional showed fears via Nigerians that he’s no longer are compatible to stand the rigours of governing a country like Nigeria.
“The verdict to not marketing campaign across the nation additionally reinforces public apprehension that the All Progressives Congress (APC) isn’t in a position for a unfastened, truthful and credible election however plotting to bypass and compromise the method towards the Will of the folks.
“A president who believes he has carried out smartly will have to be assured to protect his report prior to the folks. Alternatively, having failed in all of his guarantees and having no significant achievements to boast of, President Tinubu is now fishing for excuses to not face the folks.”
Strive via Shettima to Painting Atiku as Beneficiary of Tinubu’s Political Generosity Misrepresents Historic Details
Atiku Abubakar’s Media Place of job has mentioned the strive via Vice President Kashim Shettima to painting him as a beneficiary of Bola Tinubu’s political generosity in 2007 was once a distortion of historical past that are supposed to no longer cross unchallenged.
In a a remark, the media place of job mentioned, ‘’For Shettima’s schooling, the Motion Congress (AC), on whose platform Atiku contested the 2007 presidential election, was once no longer Tinubu’s non-public political belongings.
‘’The AC emerged in 2006 from a coalition involving Tinubu’s faction of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), the Complex Congress of Democrats (ACD), the Justice Birthday celebration and different political pursuits.
‘’At the AD aspect had been Bola Tinubu, Leader Bisi Akande, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, Otunba Niyi Adebayo and different outstanding AD leaders.
‘’At the ACD/PDP breakaway aspect had been Atiku Abubakar, Leader Audu Ogbeh, Leader Tom Ikimi, Alhaji Lawal Kaita, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, Alhaji Abubakar Rimi and previous Speaker Ghali Na’Abba, amongst others.’’
The remark claimed that the ones had been political heavyweights who got here in combination to construct an alternate political platform within the aftermath of the combat towards President Olusegun Obasanjo’s third-term ambition.
The Atiku media place of job additional mentioned it was once a coalition of political pursuits, no longer a charity established via Tinubu to house Atiku.
Accordingly, the Atiku media place of job mentioned, “Certainly, Leader Bisi Akande, a central determine within the formation of the AC and its former Nationwide Chairman, said in his autobiography: “In 2007, we shaped a birthday celebration, the AC, with Abubakar Atiku.”
The Media place of job of the previous vice chairman mentioned, ‘’Akande additionally disclosed that the figuring out was once for Atiku to emerge because the presidential candidate, with Tinubu regarded as as his working mate. That proposal in the long run failed over objections to a Muslim-Muslim presidential price ticket.
‘’Now, if Tinubu simply gave Atiku a political platform out of generosity, why was once Tinubu himself being regarded as for the location of working mate? The solution is understated: they had been political companions, no longer landlord and tenant.
‘’Atiku was once already Vice President of Nigeria, with a longtime nationwide political construction and really extensive political affect, lengthy prior to the AC was once shaped. Tinubu didn’t manufacture Atiku’s political relevance.
‘’Shettima will have to additionally needless to say Atiku fought makes an attempt to exclude him from the 2007 presidential election all of the strategy to the Excellent Courtroom and prevailed. As for Shettima’s try to ridicule Atiku via evaluating him with Abraham Lincoln and Raila Odinga, what precisely is his level?”