{
  "id": 14911246,
  "title": "2027: Tompolo Explains Why Oyo Should Stand with Tinubu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/2027-tompolo-explains-why-oyo-should-stand-with-tinubu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:31:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/16/2027-tompolo-explains-why-oyo-should-stand-with-tinubu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, the Grand Patron of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, urged the people of Oyo State to enthusiastically support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's reelection. At the inauguration of the Movement's Oyo State structure at the Liberty Stadium in Ibadan, Tompolo gifted 32 vehicles to the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement for grassroots campaigning. The vehicles were given to aid in mobilizing votes for Tinubu's re-election and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tompolo emphasized that President Tinubu is a fellow Oyo State son and that the people should ensure his return to office for a second term. The PBAT Door-to-Door Grand Patron praised the president for various reforms that have improved resources for state governments, including salary payments, pension schemes, and the execution of significant projects. He called on the Movement's members to spread the message of Tinubu's reelection throughout Oyo State and to garner support for the president across the country. Additionally, APC governorship candidate for Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, thanked Tompolo for his generous donation and praised the president's policies. Alli urged party supporters to ensure the utilization of the donated vehicles and other materials during the campaigns in the state and assured that Oyo State has long been disconnected from the central government and is now working diligently to assume leadership roles. PBAT Door-to-Door Movement National Coordinator, Mr. Sunday Asuku, also addressed the gathering, urging Oyo State constituents, particularly the youth, to wholeheartedly support Tinubu's reelection. Asuku highlighted the president's economic growth and development initiatives, including the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), and encouraged the Movement to campaign for Tinubu's second term in every corner of the state.",
  "summary": "The Grand Patron of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has called on the people of Oyo State to vote massively for President Bola",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}