Legislative assistants to the National Assembly who were chosen on the All Progressives Congress platform publicly announced their support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 reelection campaign on Wednesday, promising to mobilize people across the country.
Ayoola Fakunle, the group’s national coordinator, made the announcement during the National Assembly Legislative Aides’ induction into the APC Support Groups Council in Abuja.
With the ruling APC stepping up grassroots participation through affiliated groups and support networks, the endorsement coincides with early political realignments and mobilization attempts by parties positioning ahead of the general elections in 2027.
Speaking at the occasion, Fakunle claimed that legislative assistants are strategically important for voter mobilization because they constitute a broad political framework that spans the federal, state, and local levels.
“The National Assembly, State Assembly, and municipal government all have legislative assistants. Legislative assistants are hence ubiquitous. Every polling station has an equal representation of us.
Therefore, we are using their PVC to mobilize people. You must present your PVC and documentation proving your APC membership before you can join. The goal is to guarantee that we back the reelection of our principles and former senator, President Bola Tinubu. As a result, President Tinubu has two caps on.
In the same way that we will support our principals in their respective states, local administrations, and state assembly, we are making every effort to secure those four years for him. Right now, we have members all over the world. Therefore, we don’t harbor any fears,” she stated.
Although Tinubu, who won the 2023 presidential election on the APC platform, has not yet officially announced his plans for 2027, party support organizations have kept up their organizing in anticipation of his potential reelection.
Sadiq Jikta, the Director General of the APC Support Groups Council, also spoke and characterized the legislative aides’ admission as a calculated move to strengthen the ruling party’s mobilization efforts.
“We need more members and organizations like this, therefore today’s inauguration of legislative aides is a benefit to the APC. It indicates that we are succeeding and acting morally. We get groups every day in the same way that you see governors defecting to the APC. Thus, it demonstrates that the APC is genuinely committed to winning before 2027.
“A series of mobilization actions for 2027 are currently the next course of action. Thus, ANALAG has recently been incorporated into the mobilization program as a whole. Together, we will create an agenda for 2027.
The APC is not panicking like the opposition is. No, we are conducting all of this in a transparent manner, which is why we are providing all parties with an equal opportunity to engage,” he stated.
Just halfway through the current government, the event marks the increasing pace of political activity inside the ruling party as focus slowly turns to the upcoming election cycle.
