Nigeria: Second Term Bid - First Lady Sells Tinubu's Achievements to Oyo Voters

What the report says

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on members of the All Progressives Congress and other Nigerians to back President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term. The appeal was made at the launch of the “Tinubu Torch Bearer Movement” at Liberty Stadium in Ibadan, Oyo State, where she was represented by the Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim.

According to Leadership, the event was used to highlight the administration’s record and to promote the “Renewed Hope” agenda ahead of the 2027 general election. The First Lady urged party members to spread the government’s message at the grassroots level and stressed the need for unity within the APC, especially in Oyo State and beyond. She argued that the federal government’s economic reforms and development programmes need continuity to deliver their intended results.

The movement is being rolled out nationwide as part of efforts to build campaign support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other APC candidates. It brings together party loyalists, community stakeholders, market women, artisans, political groups and traditional rulers, including participants linked to the Yari Initiative for Asiwaju, with the aim of strengthening the party’s local presence.

Other APC figures, including Oyo South Senator Sharafadeen Alli, also praised the administration’s reforms and framed them as important to economic recovery and improved living standards. The gathering, attended by party and community leaders, reflects how the APC is already organizing political support well before the 2027 polls.