APC rally in Ekiti seeks votes for Tinubu in 2027

The All Progressives Congress held a 2027 presidential campaign rally in Ekiti on Thursday, where Vice President Kashim Shettima urged residents to give President Bola Tinubu 90 per cent of their votes. Governor Biodun Oyebanji also forecast strong support for Tinubu, though accounts of his stated vote share differ: one reported 90 per cent, while another reported no less than 80 per cent. The figures are campaign predictions, not election results. Shettima’s appeal came as he thanked Ekiti residents for backing Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election and Oyebanji in the recent governorship election. Shettima said Ekiti had given Tinubu 201,495 votes in 2023 and that the APC won in all 16 local government areas. Oyebanji said former governorship candidates from the Peoples Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party and Allied Peoples Movement were supporting Tinubu’s re-election bid. He also named former governors Ayodele Fayose, Kayode Fayemi, Niyi Adebayo and Segun Oni as supporters. A report on the rally said Fayose, Fayemi and Adebayo attended, while Oni sent his apologies. The governor linked the state’s support for Tinubu to federal projects and described the recent APC...