President Bola Tinubu on Friday charged Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to unite ahead of the 2027 presidential campaigns.
The President stated this when he met with Governors Hope Uzodinma of Imo State and Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State at the State House, Abuja
Governor Sule, who disclosed this to State House Journalists after the meeting, said the President also stressed the importance of strengthening the party while ensuring that its political activities remain connected to efforts to reduce poverty and improve the welfare of Nigerians.
Sule also revealed that the Governors recommitted to the vow to work hard to ensure the return of the party to the centre, with strong responsibility for grassroots mobilisation, ahead of the 2027 general election
He noted that the Governors have the responsibility to ensure the success of the party at the presidential election
According to him, ” the success of the party rests significantly with governors and as you know, electoral contests are decided at the state and local levels.
“The elections are actually at the states and not in Abuja. The governors will take the lead in the campaign at the state level.”
“Mr President continues to emphasise the unity of the party, the unity of the country, reduction of poverty in this country and what the governors must do to ensure that we do everything possible to reduce poverty and make sure that we carry everybody along”
Governor Hope Uzodinma, who is also Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, disclosed that their discussions “centred on governance and politics”, adding that they however dwelt more on governance
“Governance took most of the time and it was about how to reduce the cost of living in Nigeria, ease the cost of transportation, food security, agriculture, bring prosperity to the people and ensure that the dividends of the various reforms we have gotten over the years trickle down to the people,”
He assured that the APC governors are united behind President Tinubu’s re-election plans and would work with the party and its leadership throughout the campaign.
Speaking on the controversy around the Presidential Election Committee, Uzodinma said the Governors were briefed by the President, adding that the “governors were in agreement with the President on preparations for the election.
“All the APC governors are solidly behind Mr President. To that extent, governors are expected to deliver their states.”
Uzodinma explained that each governor would identify the peculiar requirements for a successful campaign in their state, noting that responsibility for delivering electoral support at the subnational level would largely rest with the governors.
“The responsibility of delivering the elections lies on the shoulders of the governors at the subnational level. It is a combination of what has happened at the subnational level and the push at the federal level that will yield the result we are looking for.”
“We are united. We are supporting Mr President’s re-election; we are supporting the success of the election. We will work with our party, the APC, and we will work with other leaders of the party”
” We must ease the cost transportation,food security, strengthen agriculture, bring prosperity to our people and ensure that the dividends of the various reforms we have gotten over years trickle down to the people so that the people cam feel it and carry out an impact assessment and also identify areas of likely improvement”
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