2027: APC chair confirms support from opposition figures

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, has announced that the ruling party has been in contact with opposition leaders to garner their backing for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. This message was conveyed during a meeting with a delegation from the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development, headed by former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.

Yilwatda stated that the APC had extended an appeal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo, and other opposition figures to lend their support and collaborate with President Tinubu’s campaign. He emphasized that the party was not resting on its laurels, despite their accomplishments, and was actively engaging with all stakeholders, including party members and non-members, to ensure Tinubu's victory in the upcoming election.

In Osun State, the APC lost the election against Adeleke, but they approached the incumbent governor and requested his assistance in supporting Tinubu’s re-election. Adeleke agreed to work for the president. Similarly, in Anambra State, the APC had faced defeat against the incumbent governor, Charles Soludo, but after the election, they appealed to him to join their cause and support Tinubu’s re-election.

The APC National Chairman further elaborated on their outreach efforts in other states, such as Rivers State, where they had approached the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, requesting his support for the party. Wike had agreed to work for President Tinubu in Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory.

Yilwatda stressed that the APC’s efforts to secure support from opposition figures were driven by the national interest and aimed at advancing the best interests of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, transcending partisan considerations. He expressed that the party was actively reaching out to Nigerians, emphasizing that their actions were guided by the nation’s welfare rather than political affiliations.