Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and politicians from other parties have declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, pledging to mobilise voters for his second term in office.
They made their positions known on Wednesday at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, where Tinubu inaugurated the APC Presidential Campaign Council.
The speakers praised the President’s performance since assuming office in 2023, particularly his economic reforms, and expressed support for the continuation of his administration’s policies.
Present at the inauguration alongside Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima were Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin; Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas; Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu; Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, who chairs the Progressive Governors Forum; and APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda, among other senior government and party officials.
Also in attendance were Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike. The three politicians belong to parties other than the APC and are among the prominent figures backing Tinubu’s re-election bid.
What They Said
Vice President Kashim Shettima
“President Tinubu deserves a second term because the work has applied momentum that Nigeria cannot afford to squander. We must protect the reforms, improve the execution and carry their benefits from the treasury to the households.”
Senate President Godswill Akpabio
“Tonight, mine is to say thank you for this wonderful gathering. You are about to inaugurate us as your presidential campaign council, I assure you as one of them that we will do our best to carry the message of your transformation, message of your love, message of your unity of Nigeria to all and sundry.”
Speaker of the House of Reps Tajudeen Abbas
“We will campaign constituency by constituency, ward by ward, street by street, door to door. The first term confronted instability, the second term must consolidate. The first term laid the foundation, the second term must complete the structure. The first term expanded public revenue, the second term must turn revenue into public value. Nigeria has paid the price of reform, Nigeria must now receive the dividend of consolidation.”
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