APC Chair Says They Are Getting Support from Opposition Leaders for 2027 Election

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that the party is reaching out to opposition leaders for their support in Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign for 2027.

He shared this information while meeting a group led by the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, from the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development on Tuesday.

Yilwatda also mentioned that the party has contacted key figures like the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo, and others to back President Tinubu’s re-election bid.

He said, “You see, the APC is doing a lot, and despite our achievements and accomplishments as a government, we are still not relaxing. We are not resting. We have been reaching out to all stakeholders, including our party members and even those who are not members of our party.

“In Osun State, we contested the election against the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, of the Accord Party. Our party lost that election, but we approached the governor. We begged him and asked him to work for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. He agreed to work for the President’s re-election.

“In Anambra State, we also lost to the APGA candidate, the incumbent governor, Charles Soludo. But after the election, we went back and appealed to him because we know that he is a stakeholder in that state. We appealed to him to come and work for us, work for our party and support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. He agreed to work for us.

“We did the same thing in other states, including Rivers State. We begged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Wike, to work for the party. He has agreed to work for the candidate, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Rivers State and the FCT.”

Yilwatda explained that the APC is looking for support across party lines for the sake of national interest. He emphasized that this initiative aims to benefit Nigeria as a whole, not just one political party.

The APC National Chairman added, “So, the party is moving. We are reaching out to Nigerians. We are not just relaxing and saying that we are delivering good governance or the dividends of democracy. No. We are reaching out to stakeholders to support our party across party lines.

“The interest goes beyond political parties. This is in the interest of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and that is why we are doing what we are doing.