Tinubu aides and allies make early push for second term ahead of 2027
- A presidential aide and APC figures have publicly argued that President Tinubu deserves a second term in 2027.
- They say another four years would let the government consolidate its reforms and complete ongoing projects.
- One APC chieftain acknowledged the reforms have caused hardship but asked Nigerians to give the government time.
Supporters of President Bola Tinubu don start to make their case for a second term in 2027, as one presidential aide and one All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain talk say another four years go let the government finish wetin e start.
Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, wey be the President Senior Special Assistant on Media and Public Enlightenment, yarn am for Kano during the inauguration of state and local government coordinators of Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A), one group wey dey campaign for the President re-election.
He talk say the administration don record gains for infrastructure, education, healthcare and economic reforms, and say the next term suppose turn those gains into better living conditions for ordinary Nigerians.
"The next term na about consolidating the reforms, but also translating them into more impactful results, especially for the poor," he talk, according to Daily Trust.
Abdulaziz talk say dem form the group to push back against wetin e call misinformation about the administration record, especially for the North. "People go tell you say Tinubu never do anything for the North, but the evidence dey show otherwise," he talk.
He point to the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano expressway, where one section bin dey commissioned by the President, represented by Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, and to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), wey dey give loans to students from low-income families for tuition and upkeep. He talk say money wey come from the removal of petrol subsidy dey go into such projects.
On Kano, he talk say the state go gain from the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline. He talk say pipeline installation don complete, dem expect one power substation for Kano, and the project include plans for one power plant of about 700 megawatts.
Hardship acknowledged
For Abuja, APC chieftain Banwo Mayowa also call for Tinubu re-election, but e agree say the reforms since May 2023 don hard for Nigerians.
"These decisions don put plenty pressure on households and businesses, and the hardship wey Nigerians dey experience must never be dismissed," he talk for one statement on Friday.
Mayowa, wey be former member of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council and former personal assistant to the late Dr Doyin Okupe, talk say continuity no suppose mean blind support. He urge the government to correct weaknesses and make sure say growth reach people pocket.
He cite gross domestic product growth of 4.43 per cent for the second quarter of 2026, up from 4.23 per cent a year earlier, but talk say the priority must be "stronger purchasing power, more employment, lower production costs, and improved living standards."
He also ask for better roads, electricity and transport, more investment in technical and digital skills for young people, and support for vulnerable households through agriculture and targeted social protection.
For Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo tell one APC mobilisation tour for Esan South-East and Esan North-East say Tinubu deserve second term because more money don dey available to states. He talk say the party dey target 2.5 million votes for the President for Edo and promise compensation for houses wey dem mark for demolition along the Uromi highway.
What happens next
The comments show say re-election campaigning don start early. For voters, the arguments centre on whether the reforms don ease or worsen the cost of food, fuel, transport and school fees, and whether promised projects for their states go complete.
