Tinubu campaign council prepares for election launch in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Pmnewsnigeria
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s campaign council will hold its first meeting on 20 October 2026 in Abuja to prepare for his re-election bid in 2027. The 134 members are expected to examine the campaign timetable ahead of the launch planned for 24 October in Kaduna, according to council secretary Hope Uzodimma.
The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, will hold its inaugural meeting in Abuja on Tuesday 20 October to prepare for the launch of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign. Council secretary Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo State, announced this on Sunday in a notice to its members, Pmnewsnigeria reports.
The meeting, for invited leaders and members of the council, will take place at the campaign headquarters in Abuja’s Central Business District. It is expected to focus on the launch of the election campaign, as the APC has already opened registrations for supporters of Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
Update, 19 October 2026: Abdulaziz Yari, director-general of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, has met the emirs of Gwandu, Katsina, Daura and Zaria to seek their prayers and advice for Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Read: Yari consults four Nigerian emirs on Tinubu’s campaign.
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