The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Ododo for reelection in 2027.
The endorsement got here throughout a rally in Lokoja on Saturday, which get together leaders described as “the mom of all political gatherings” within the state.
The occasion, chaired by Good Adeyemi, a former senator, drew a big crowd of supporters and high APC figures, together with former governor Yahaya Bello, who moved the movement for President Tinubu’s endorsement.
Mr Bello, who led the state from 2016 to 2024, at present faces corruption expenses filed by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC).
Talking on the rally, Mr Bello stated the Kogi APC was united behind the president’s management and the state governor’s administration, citing what he known as Tinubu’s report of sacrifice and mentorship in Nigeria’s democratic journey.
“As we speak we’re right here for a single goal — to endorse our father and chief, President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, for re-election in 2027,” Mr Bello stated.
“He has laid his life for democracy in Nigeria, remained constant in his perception in nationwide progress, and mentored a technology of democrats like us. Above all, Tinubu was created with a particular grace of God, and nobody can battle that grace and succeed.”
The movement for Governor Ododo’s endorsement was additionally moved by Mr Bello and seconded by the Speaker of the Kogi State Home of Meeting, Aliyu Yusuf.
Social gathering leaders, together with state APC chairman Abdullahi Bello, Home of Representatives member Halims Abdullahi, former nationwide ladies chief Salamatu Baiwa, and former Speaker Prince Matthew Kolawole, additionally backed the twin endorsements.
In his remarks, Mr Adeyemi described the rally as a present of unity and readiness for 2027, saying the APC in Kogi has “a construction that may win elections in any respect ranges.”
“We’re gathered to endorse our performing president and governor as a result of the individuals of Kogi have spoken in a single voice,” he stated.
“The opposition has nothing to supply Nigeria, whereas President Tinubu and Governor Ododo are constructing for the longer term — creating jobs, driving financial diversification, and selling social safety.”
Accepting the endorsement, Governor Ododo thanked President Tinubu for what he known as “a template of fine governance” that his administration is replicating on the state stage.
“Underneath my management, Kogi State is replicating the great work of President Tinubu,” he stated.
“That’s the reason we are saying the president doesn’t must marketing campaign in Kogi. The infrastructural improvement we’re delivering already speaks for him.”
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Governor Ododo assured the get together devoted that he would proceed to align his administration’s insurance policies with the federal authorities’s improvement priorities, promising to not betray the belief positioned in him by Kogi residents.
The rally signalled what get together insiders described as an early present of political coordination by the Kogi APC, months earlier than the formal marketing campaign season begins.
