Nigeria: Tompolo Leads Grassroots Mobilisation for Tinubu in Jigawa, Zamfara

What the report says

Chief Government Ekpemupolo, widely known as Tompolo, has fronted a grassroots push for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in Nigeria’s Jigawa and Zamfara states, according to Vanguard as republished by AllAfrica. The campaign drive was tied to the inauguration of local chapters of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement in Abuja, with 56 vehicles unveiled for the two states.

The report says 31 vehicles were allocated to Jigawa and 25 to Zamfara. Tompolo did not appear in person at the events; he was represented by Kestin Pondi, managing director of Tantita Security Services. Pondi said the vehicles were intended to help organizers travel more easily and spread information about the Tinubu administration’s policies and record. He also said the vehicles would be placed under the governors’ control.

Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa and Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara both used the occasion to back the president’s second-term effort. Namadi described Jigawa as firmly supportive of Tinubu and repeated an earlier pledge that the state would deliver two million votes. Lawal thanked the movement for its support and said Zamfara stands with the All Progressives Congress. The movement’s national coordinator, Sunday Adekanbi Asuku, urged eligible voters to register and take part in the general elections.

The mobilisation highlights how political groups are preparing early for the 2027 contest and how state-level endorsements remain important in Tinubu’s reelection campaign.