Tinubu's supporters seek voting rights for Nigerians abroad, take re-election bid to diaspora

Ahead of the 2027 election, supporters of President Bola Tinubu have taken his re-election bid to the diaspora.

The supporters, under the aegis of the Lagos Grassroots Alliance, LGA, have launched a diaspora chapter in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, UK.

According to the group, the move is part of efforts to mobilise support for Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 election.

Speaking at the event, Owolabi Falana emphasised the importance of identifying critical stakeholders, understanding electoral trends and strengthening grassroots political engagement towards ensuring Tinubu's victory at the polls.

Falana reviewed electoral developments in Lagos across successive election cycles since 2003 and also examined shifts in the performance of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He highlighted lessons the trends offer for future political organisation.

Falana also highlighted the importance of strategic planning, effective coordination, stakeholder relations and sustained community engagement, stressing "the need to understand local dynamics and translate strategic analysis into practical grassroots activities".

Chairman of the APC, UK chapter, Babatunde Doherty, inaugurated the diaspora executives at the event.

The event brought together political leaders, party stakeholders, campaign representatives and members of the Nigerian community in the diaspora.

The newly inaugurated executives include Adedamola Rotimi Oladini-Cole, diaspora coordinator; Sunkanmi Onafowokan, deputy diaspora coordinator; Olarewaju Toheeb Lawal, UK coordinator; Oluwaseyi Jonathan Arewa, diaspora secretary; Omolola Atilola Okuyiga, publicity secretary and spokesperson; and Olanrewaju Lukman Akanbi, diaspora technology, infrastructure and security lead.

The supporters backed Tinubu’s second-term bid, as well as Lagos APC candidate, Obafemi Hamzat's governorship bid.

The Tinubu supporters, in the same vein, expressed hope that Nigerians in the diaspora would eventually be able to vote in Nigerian elections from their countries of residence.

They described voting as an aspiration for democratic participation.

Tinubu's supporters seek voting rights for Nigerians abroad, take re-election bid to diaspora