PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will attend All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rallies in 12 states ahead of the 2027 general elections.
News Point Nigeria reports that, according to the party’s campaign timetable released late on Thursday, Tinubu is expected to flag off the campaign in Kaduna on October 24 before attending rallies in 11 other states.
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After the Kaduna rally, the President is scheduled to attend rallies in Rivers on November 7, Plateau on November 14 and Oyo on November 21.
He is also expected to attend rallies in Borno, Enugu and Bauchi on November 25, 28 and 29, respectively.
Tinubu is not scheduled to attend rallies in 13 other states in November. The states are Cross River on November 2, Gombe on November 3, Nasarawa on November 4, Ekiti on November 5, Ebonyi on November 9, Jigawa on November 10, Ondo on November 11, Edo on November 12, Yobe on November 16, Kebbi on November 17, Akwa Ibom on November 18, Anambra on November 19 and Benue on November 30.
The President is expected to continue his campaign tour in December, with rallies scheduled for Sokoto on December 5, Delta on December 12 and Kano on December 17.
His final two appearances are scheduled for Adamawa on January 4 and Lagos on January 9, while party leaders will represent him at rallies in the remaining 12 states scheduled for December.
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Overall, the President is scheduled to attend rallies in 12 of Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Three of the states Tinubu is scheduled to visit Oyo, Bauchi and Adamawa have prominent opposition figures linked to the 2027 presidential race.
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State, is the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), which is also the ruling party in Bauchi State.
Adamawa is the home state of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate.
At the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, Tinubu said he would not attend every campaign rally, explaining that governance remained a priority.
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He, however, said he would make time to address Nigerians directly as party leaders criss-cross the states and local governments to campaign for his re-election.
On Tuesday, the APC announced an expanded list of its Presidential Campaign Council, with Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory; Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun State; and Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra State, among the notable additions.
