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Atiku pikin Abba launch Tinubu 2027 mobilisation, plan two-million march

By Naija Breaking Newsroom2 min read
The gist
  • Abba Atiku Abubakar, pikin of former Vice-President Atiku, don launch support group for President Tinubu re-election in 2027.
  • Di Haske Bola Tinubu Organisation plan two-million-man march across di six geopolitical zones, starting from Abuja.
  • E also promise 10 luxury buses for transport support, starting in FCT, and a major mobilisation in Rivers next week.

Alhaji Abba Atiku Abubakar, pikin of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, don unveil 2027 mobilisation plan for President Bola Tinubu re-election, wey put am on di opposite side of im papa for di coming presidential race.

Abba, wey recently defect to di All Progressives Congress (APC), present im Haske Bola Tinubu Organisation (HBTO) at di party national secretariat in Abuja on Friday. Di group say e go build grassroots structures for Tinubu ahead of di January 16, 2027 election, wey Atiku dey contest on di African Democratic Congress (ADC) platform.

When dem ask am about di family divide, Abba say political choices no suppose tie to family ties. He say conviction na "a matter of personal judgement, conscience and the freedom of every individual to make independent choices."

Wetin di group dey plan

HBTO say e go hold two-million-man mobilisation march across Nigeria six geopolitical zones, starting from Abuja. Abba say di group immediate focus na to support di Minister of di Federal Capital Territory (FCT), wey he call a key political leader in im structure, and work towards delivering di FCT and Rivers State for Tinubu.

He say a major political mobilisation dey planned in Rivers in di first week of November.

Di organisation also promise 10 luxury buses to ease transport costs for ordinary Nigerians, starting in di FCT before e spread to other states. Abba say political support suppose go beyond talk and touch people daily lives.

He list di Nigerian Education Loan Fund, road investments, higher monthly allocations to states through di Federation Account Allocation Committee and transport support schemes as reasons for backing di President. He acknowledge say di reforms don bring "difficult adjustments" but argue say dem mean for long-term benefits.

He say HBTO go set up structures in every zone, work with other groups and carry di government message enter communities.

Wetin go happen next

Di Rivers mobilisation expected in di first week of November, according to Abba. Di march and di bus scheme no get dates yet. Whether di group go fit deliver on im two-million figure go dey tested as campaigns build towards di 2027 vote.

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