APC says PDP, APGA, Accord backing Tinubu for 2027, campaign starts in Kaduna
- APC chairman Nentawe Yilwatda said the opposition parties are now with the ruling party ahead of the 2027 election.
- Yilwatda and campaign DG Abdulaziz Yari briefed President Tinubu on preparations for Saturday's flag-off in Kaduna.
- Yari said the campaign will focus on the government's record and avoid personal attacks on opponents.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the Accord Party are backing President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid in 2027.
APC National Chairman Professor Nentawe Yilwatda made the claim on Tuesday after meeting President Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. He was accompanied by Senator Abdulaziz Yari, the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council.
Yilwatda told State House reporters that the parties that have defeated the APC in past elections are now on its side, except the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
He did not say whether the support came from the national leaderships of those parties or from individual members and factions. The parties themselves have not confirmed any endorsement.
Campaign flag-off in Kaduna
The APC will formally launch its presidential campaign in Kaduna on Saturday, 24 October. Yilwatda said all party structures, states and committees are ready for the rally.
Yari said the campaign council will present the Tinubu administration's record to Nigerians rather than attack opponents.
"We are going to do a campaign with the records. A responsible campaign, no insults, no calling of names," he said.
He asked Nigerians to look at what the government has done and consider giving the party another term to continue its work.
The claims come as the 2027 general election draws closer. For ordinary Nigerians, the campaign will be judged on the cost of food, fuel, transport and other daily expenses.
What happens next: the Kaduna rally will show how the APC intends to make its case to voters. Whether the parties named by Yilwatda will publicly confirm their support is still unclear.
