2027: Niger APC targets 2m votes for Tinubu, inaugurates 525-member council

On Monday, in Minna, Niger State's Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago announced a target of over two million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. He discussed the formation of a 525-member Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaign Council, composed of political appointees, lawmakers, local government chairmen, and party stakeholders. The council's role is to mobilize voters across the state to bolster the APC's campaign efforts.

Bago stated that the council aims to exceed one million votes from statewide support, with the ambitious goal of surpassing two million votes. He called on party members to leverage their grassroots networks to influence voter turnout, promising improvements in roads and security throughout Niger State under Tinubu's administration.

The APC North Central chairman, Muazu Bawa Rijau, urged party members not to underestimate their opponents, emphasizing the goal of retaining the Niger governorship and securing control of the state's Senate, House of Representatives, and State Assembly seats. Ambassador Ahmed Musa Ibeto, appointed as the Director-General of the campaign council, pledged to coordinate activities through organized structures ranging from directorates, local governments, wards, and polling units.

Ibeto highlighted the council's focus on grassroots mobilization, unity, discipline, and adherence to electoral guidelines to achieve the party's objectives.