• Says governance must not be grounded, as Nigeria needs fixing •Shettima throws jabs at Atiku, Obi, says nation can’t be governed with borrowed statistics • Yari: campaign for Tinubu will be performance driven •Wike to APC Govs: don’t claim Tinubu’s victory if you failed to deliver your states • Yilwatda: Tinubu’s reforms deserve continuity •Rainbow coalition on course for Tinubu’s 2027 victory, senate maintains • Sani tasks appointees on president’s election •Atiku: inauguration of Tinubu’s campaign council in Aso Rock abuse of public office • APC’s campaign council a Nebuchadnezzar coalition heading for the rocks, says MDPCO •Soludo, Adeleke optimistic about Tinubu’s victory Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Emmanuel Addeh, Adedayo Akinwale, Sunday Aborisade in Abuja and John Shiklam in Kaduna President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, declares his readiness to renew covenant with Nigerians ahead of the official launch of his second term campaign, billed to kick off in Kaduna on October 24. The president, who foreclosed the possibility of being present at all the campaign grounds nationwide, said the pressing needs of the country required his attention, stressing that governance must continue side-by-side electioneering. Speaking while inaugurating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 poll, he said while the council would lead the party’s mobilisation across the states and local government areas, he would make time to address Nigerians directly without accompanying the campaign to every location. Tinubu said he agreed with party leaders, especially Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, who advised him not to allow campaign activities to distract him from official duties. Vice President Kashim Shettima, speaking at the occasion, threw jabs at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Shettima questioned both candidates’ economic interventions and their readiness to lead Nigeria. He said the country’s size, population, and economic realities made it unsuitable for policies copied from other countries without proper adaptation to local realities. In his acceptance speech, Director-General of APC Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC), Senator Abdulaziz Yari, said Tinubu’s achievements since May 2023 and his future plans would form the basis of the party’s campaign for the January 16, 2027 presidential poll. Yari said the campaign would focus on communicating the administration’s record to Nigerians, particularly its impact on ordinary citizens, and its infrastructure projects. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, who is also a member of the APC campaign council, told coordinators of Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign not to claim victory if they failed to deliver their respective states. Wike, though a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said every campaign official must be held accountable for their electoral performance. Relatedly, the Senate, yesterday, declared that the rainbow coalition incorporated into the APC-PCC for Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 was on course, describing the initiative as an unprecedented political alliance aimed at promoting national unity and inclusive governance. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, made the remarks yesterday at plenary. However, Atiku, yesterday, condemned the inauguration of Tinubu’s campaign council inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, describing it as an abuse of public office and a troubling breach of public trust. He said this in a statement by Director of Strategic Communication of African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC), Phrank Shaibu. Nonetheless, Tinubu, at the inauguration of the APC-PCC in Abuja, said, “As I stand before you with a heart full of gratitude and spirit full of resolve, it is my honour to inaugurate the presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 General Election. “I thank all of you for the last election, but no one gets credit for an incomplete assignment until you deliver the next election, until you deliver your electoral wards, until you deliver the votes.” Tinubu acknowledged Uzodinma’s advice not to let the rigours of the election campaign distract him from his responsibilities of governance, said, “I hear you. I am in full agreement with your decision. Nigeria needs more attention now than ever before. The responsibility of this office does not pause.” Uzodimma, in his speech, had assured the president that the governors and other party leaders would do their best to deliver the right message to Nigerians during the campaign. On why he would not travel to every campaign ground, the pres
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