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Nigeria 2027: APC rallies, Tinubu endorsements

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Nigeria 2027: APC consolidates, VP set, tensions rise rallies, Tinubu endorsements

The All Progressives Congress (APC) keeps widening tightening its electoral foothold grip ahead of Nigeria’s the 2027 presidential election. President Bola Tinubu has again nominated Tinubu’s Muslim‑Muslim ticket with former Borno governor Kashim Shettima as his running mate, reaffirming the Muslim‑Muslim ticket that sparked continues to draw criticism from Christian leaders who say it undermines leaders, while the nation’s religious balance. party’s endorsement network expands. Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun, the national leadership of the Accord Party, and APC officials in Benue South and Delta’s Central Senatorial District publicly backed Tinubu, citing federal projects such as the Lagos‑Calabar Coastal Highway. Former Ogun governor Gbenga Daniel’s defection to the APC was welcomed, but opposition attempts to unite behind a single challenger have splintered, with an Ibadan summit breaking into multiple candidacies. In the north‑west, the APC’s zonal leadership launched a seven‑state mobilisation tour, the first time all seven states are governed by the party. Governors and senior legislators—including Governor Uba Sani, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas—promoted the effort, aiming to exceed the party’s 2023 vote total. Parallel grassroots moves persist: Oyo State, federal lawmaker Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Olajide donated 18.5 million naira to Muslim and Christian community groups, framing the aid as support for diversity and responsible citizenship. The gesture coincided with an endorsement of Allied Peoples Movement (APM) senatorial candidate Olufemi Ajadi, highlighting the party’s grassroots outreach in the state. State‑level contests remain intense. Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s inter‑faith groups; APC machine swept all 244 local wards youth wings in Sokoto, while the Osun governorship race features APC flag‑bearer Bola Oyebamiji launching a vigorous market‑to‑market campaign that stresses infrastructure, agriculture, health and education. He has continued an intensive grassroots tour ahead of the mid‑August 2026 election, promoting an "Osun Prosperity Agenda" and urging voters to protect their Permanent Voter Cards. Delta State’s APC youth wing and central committee publicly endorsed President Tinubu, Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and other party candidates for the 2027 polls, underscoring coordinated party unity across regions. The broader contest sees other governors finalising tickets, with Taraba’s Agbu Kefas picking Deputy National Women Leader Zainab Abubakar Ibrahim and Bauchi’s Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar naming Faruk Mustapha as deputy. The political landscape thus reflects an expanding APC apparatus, a contested presidential ticket, Oborevwori; and mounting religious state leaders continue to push development agendas. Religious‑balance concerns and electoral security‑force tensions remain prominent as the 2027 election approaches. draws nearer.

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  1. 2026-07-31 00:25 UTC Nigeria 2027: APC rallies, Tinubu endorsements
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