Niger Governor Inaugurates 525-Member APC Campaign Council.

…….Vows to Deliver 2 Million Votes for Tinubu

BY YM BINA

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago has inaugurated a 525-member State Presidential/Gubernatorial Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress, vowed to deliver over 2 million votes for President Bola Tinubu through grassroots upward mobilisation in the 2027 general elections.

Governor Bago made the declaration during the inauguration ceremony in the government house Minna, said that the structure as spanning party units to the state level and including political appointees, with total membership exceeding 100,000 over the years.

According to him, “If everybody would bring their own votes, it would give us more than 1 million votes. But our target is beyond that. The ambition this time around is to bring out over 2 million votes, and by the grace of God we will do that,” Bago said while emphasising delivery from bottom to top, top to bottom.

The governor said the campaign council were drawn from commissioners, special advisers, local government chairmen, councillors, state and national lawmakers, ministers, directors-general and coordinators.

He called for constructive media coverage, warned against overheating the polity or triggering insecurity, and said the campaign would highlight the federal government’s economic policies, improved revenue and job creation.

Bago explained recent infrastructure and security gains, including better roads and freer movement of goods in parts of the state as part of what the government has done.

In his remarks, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi applauded the choice of leadership for the council and said the APC would campaign on the administration’s record of transforming the Nigerian economy over the past three and a half years.

The APC North Central Chairman, Alhaji Mua’azu Bawa Rijau congratulated the council leadership, stressed that the 2027 campaign would not underestimate opponents, saying the party aimed to re-elect Governor Bago alongside its senators, House of Representatives members and state assembly members.

In his acceptance speech, the Director-General of the Campaign Council, Amb. Ahmed Musa Ibeto, appreciated the party for the assignment and assured of hard work, strategic coordination, grassroots engagement, unity, discipline and compliance with electoral guidelines.

Ibeto revealed that the council would establish operational frameworks across directorates, local governments, wards and units, and would value experience while welcoming new ideas.