Tinubu's supporters seek voting rights for Nigerians abroad, take re-election bid to diaspora

Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, supporters of President Bola Tinubu have introduced a new chapter for his re-election campaign in the United Kingdom. The Lagos Grassroots Alliance, LGA, established the chapter in Milton Keynes with the aim of rallying support for Tinubu's bid to serve another term. At the event, Owolabi Falana, a key figure in the movement, stressed the importance of identifying key stakeholders, analyzing electoral trends, and enhancing grassroots political engagement to ensure Tinubu's victory.

Falana also discussed the lessons learned from past election cycles in Lagos, the performance of the All Progressives Congress, and the significance of strategic planning, effective coordination, stakeholder relations, and community engagement in political organization. Babatunde Doherty, the Chairman of the APC UK chapter, inaugurated the newly formed diaspora executives, including Adedamola Rotimi Oladini-Cole as the diaspora coordinator, Sunkanmi Onafowokan as the deputy diaspora coordinator, and Omolola Atilola Okuyiga as the publicity secretary and spokesperson.

The supporters, who backed Tinubu's second-term bid and Lagos APC candidate Obafemi Hamzat's governorship campaign, expressed their hope that Nigerian expatriates would eventually be granted the right to vote in Nigerian elections from their countries of residence, viewing voting as a fundamental aspect of democratic participation.