Yari opens APC 2027 campaign in Kaduna, says 2m farmers back Tinubu
- APC campaign chief Yari launched the party's 2027 presidential campaign in Kaduna on Saturday.
- He said about two million farmers have pledged to vote for President Tinubu.
- Yari accused the opposition of using AI-generated lies and defended the government's economic record.
Di All Progressives Congress (APC) don start dia 2027 presidential campaign for Kaduna, and di Director-General of President Bola Tinubu re-election campaign, Senator Yari, talk say about two million farmers don promise to vote for di President.
Yari, wey be former governor of Zamfara State, yarn on Saturday for di event for Kaduna, wey di party choose as wetin he call di political centre of Northern Nigeria. He talk say di farmers make di pledge after talks with APC leadership and campaign team on di administration agricultural interventions and plans.
He push back at claims say di government no dey care about farmers problems. "Dem claim say your administration no dey support farmers and say you hate farmers. Dat one no true," Yari talk, and add say di farmers "understand di truth."
Attack on opposition over AI
Yari also accuse opposition parties say dem dey spread false talk about di President using artificial intelligence (AI), and talk say election no fit win through lies and propaganda. He talk say APC go respond by showing wetin he call di President achievements and by engaging voters directly.
"Dem no go win election by deceiving Nigerians," he talk, referring to di opposition.
On economy, Yari talk say di administration don improve key indicators despite inheriting difficult conditions. He talk say di exchange rate don strong from nearly ₦1,800 to about ₦1,300 to di dollar, and say foreign reserves don rise from about $3.9 billion to roughly $54.7 billion.
He acknowledge say Nigerians still dey face economic hardship.
Yari talk say dem pick Kaduna deliberately for di flag-off, and thank APC governors, especially di host, Governor Uba Sani, for organising di event. He talk say di party don increase talks with traditional rulers, community elders and imams across di North to mobilise support and encourage peaceful participation.
"Northern Nigeria dey fully committed to your re-election," he talk.
What happens next
Di flag-off signal di start of di APC national campaign ahead of di 2027 general elections, with di party promising continued grassroots mobilisation through dia governors and party structures. For ordinary Nigerians, di campaign go dey judged on di issues Yari raise: food and farm support, di naira value and di cost of living.
