APC Legislative Aides Throw Weight Behind Tinubu’s Re-Election Ambition

Legislative assistants to the National Assembly who were appointed on the All Progressives Congress platform publicly announced their support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 reelection campaign on Wednesday, promising to mobilize voters across the country.

Ayoola Fakunle, the group’s national coordinator, made the statement during the National Assembly Legislative Aides’ inauguration into the APC Support Groups Council in Abuja.

The ruling APC is stepping up grassroots participation through affiliated groups and support networks, and the endorsement coincides with early political realignments and mobilization attempts by parties positioning ahead of the general elections in 2027.

Fakunle, who spoke at the event, claimed that legislative assistants are strategically important for voter mobilization because they constitute a broad political framework that spans the federal, state, and local levels.
The National Assembly, State Assembly, and municipal government all have legislative assistants. Legislative assistants are hence ubiquitous. Each polling station has an equal representation of us.

Thus, we are using their PVC to mobilize people. You must present your PVC and evidence of APC membership before you can join. The objective is to guarantee our backing for the re-election of our principles and former senator, President Bola Tinubu. Thus, President Tinubu is donning two hats.

Since we will support our principals in their respective states, local administrations, and state assemblies, we are making every effort to secure those four years for him. At the moment, we have members all over the world. Thus, we don’t harbor any fears,” she stated.
Although Tinubu, who won the 2023 presidential election on the APC platform, has not yet made a formal announcement about his plans for 2027, party support organizations have kept organizing in anticipation of his potential reelection.

Speaking as well, Sadiq Jikta, the Director General of the APC Support Groups Council, characterized the legislative aides’ admission as a calculated move to strengthen the ruling party’s mobilization effort.

“We need more members and organizations like this, so today’s inauguration of legislative aides is a benefit to the APC.” That indicates that we are succeeding and doing morally. We receive groups every day in the same way that you saw governors defecting to the APC. Thus, it indicates that the APC is genuinely committed to winning before 2027.

A set of mobilization actions for 2027 is currently the next course of action. ANALAG has recently been incorporated into the mobilization program as a whole. Together, we will create the agenda for 2027.

The APC is not in a panic like the opposition is. No, everything is being done in a transparent manner, which is why we’re providing all parties with an equal opportunity to engage,” he stated.

Almost halfway through the current government, the event marks the increasing pace of political activity inside the ruling party as focus slowly turns to the upcoming election cycle.