Tinubu Supporters Build Campaign Efforts Ahead of 2027

Supporters of President Bola Tinubu are building campaign structures and promoting a broad political coalition ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 election, while claims that the efforts demonstrate nationwide or regional voter support remain unsubstantiated in the available accounts. The Ndigbo for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu 2027 Forum said it had established an independent South-East campaign committee to mobilise support for Tinubu. The group said the committee would complement, not compete with, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council. Amb Sunday Udeh was named chair, with Dr Ugwuoke Ugwuoke Jr as secretary. In a statement issued Thursday, the forum urged South-East members appointed to the campaign council to work toward improving the APC’s performance in the region, where the party has struggled in recent presidential elections. It called for sustained engagement with Igbo communities and attention to their political and development concerns, arguing that appointments and public declarations alone would not secure votes. The forum said it planned to present an electoral blueprint to Tinubu or his son, Seyi Tinubu, as possible channels for its proposals. It also...