{
  "id": 14904102,
  "title": "Tompolo takes Tinubu’s campaign to Oyo, donates 25 vehicles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/tompolo-takes-tinubus-campaign-to-oyo-donates-25-vehicles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T07:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/tompolo-takes-tinubus-campaign-to-oyo-donates-25-vehicles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "High Chief Tompolo has called on the citizens of Oyo State to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's 2027 re-election bid, describing the incumbent as \"one of their own\" in need of a second term to complete the South's turn in office. The government Ekpemupolo made the appeal during the inauguration of the Oyo State structure of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement at the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan. To further the campaign, Tompolo donated 25 vehicles for grassroots mobilization across the state. Chief Kestin Pondi, Tompolo's representative and Managing Director of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, praised President Tinubu's administration for implementing far-reaching economic reforms. These policy changes have significantly increased financial allocations to state governments, enabling them to clear salary arrears, pensions, and execute capital projects. During the event, Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, the party's governorship candidate in Oyo State, expressed gratitude for the vehicle donation. Alli highlighted that the state had been disconnected from the federal ruling party for too long and declared that the party is working diligently to reclaim leadership in the state. Mr. Sunday Asuku, the National Coordinator of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, also urged Oyo youth and residents to back the president, emphasizing the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) as a significant people-oriented policy of the current administration. Asuku argued that the president's reforms are crucial for sustained national development.",
  "summary": "Government Ekpemupolo, widely known as Tompolo, has urged the people of Oyo State to rally behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, describing the incumbent president as “one of their own” deserving of a second term to complete the South’s turn in office. Tompolo made the appeal on Thursday during the inauguration of the […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}