By Emmanuella Opara Isioma | October 10th 2026
KEY POINTS
- -President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to launch his 2027 re-election campaign in Kaduna on October 24.
- -The APC Presidential Campaign Council will hold its inaugural meeting on October 14 at the State House Banquet Hall.
- -Campaign activities are expected to extend to Port Harcourt and Maiduguri after the Kaduna launch.
- -Campaign Director-General Abdulaziz Yari said the council had prepared a timetable for the President’s proposed visits to states ahead of the election.
- -Yari defended the administration’s economic policies and expressed confidence in Tinubu’s political support across the country.
MAIN STORY
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to commence his campaign for re-election in the 2027 presidential election with a campaign launch in Kaduna on October 24, according to the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari.
Yari disclosed the date on Friday after meeting with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He said their discussions centred on preparations for the forthcoming campaign and arrangements for the President’s visits to states ahead of the election.
According to Yari, the meeting provided an opportunity to brief the President on the council’s level of preparedness and agree on a timetable for the proposed state visits.
He said the campaign council had drawn up a schedule for the activities, which Tinubu had approved. Further details are expected to be made public after the council’s inaugural meeting.
Yari announced that the inaugural meeting of the APC Presidential Campaign Council would take place on October 14 at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja. The meeting is expected to provide a platform for further discussions on the campaign programme and its implementation.
Following the Kaduna launch, the campaign is expected to move to Port Harcourt before proceeding to Maiduguri. Yari said the council would release the timetable after its inauguration.
The campaign preparations come ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with the ruling party expected to organise activities across different parts of the country as Tinubu seeks another term in office.
Beyond the campaign schedule, Yari spoke about the President’s political support in the northern and southern regions. He argued that a candidate seeking the presidency would need substantial backing across the country rather than relying on support concentrated in one region.
He referred to opposition figures, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra Governor Peter Obi, while questioning the strength of the opposition in parts of southern Nigeria.
Yari specifically challenged the ability of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate to demonstrate substantial electoral support in the South.
He said support in one part of the country would not necessarily translate into victory without a strong presence in other regions. To support his argument, he cited former President Muhammadu Buhari’s previous electoral struggles despite his considerable support base in northern Nigeria.
Yari contrasted that experience with his assessment of Tinubu’s political standing, claiming that the President had attracted support in both northern and southern Nigeria since taking office.
The APC campaign chief also defended the administration’s economic policies, arguing that the measures introduced by the government had begun to change the country’s economic situation.
He expressed confidence that the administration’s record and Tinubu’s support across the country would strengthen the ruling party’s position as preparations for the 2027 presidential election continue.
THE ISSUES
Tinubu’s planned campaign launch marks the beginning of a fresh phase of political mobilisation ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The APC’s preparations include a formal campaign council meeting, a schedule of state visits and campaign activities planned for different regions.
The proposed visits to Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Maiduguri indicate that the campaign will extend beyond its opening event. However, the full schedule and details of subsequent activities have yet to be released.
Yari’s comments also place regional political support at the centre of the ruling party’s campaign argument. His position is that a presidential candidate needs backing across northern and southern Nigeria to compete nationally.
His remarks about opposition figures and their support bases represent the APC campaign chief’s assessment of the political landscape. They do not, on their own, establish the level of support available to any candidate in the 2027 election.
The administration’s economic record is another issue likely to feature in the campaign. Yari defended the government’s policies but did not provide specific economic indicators in his remarks to support his assessment.
WHAT’S BEING SAID
“The President asked me to come and brief him on where we are and to discuss the timetable for the state visits.”
“By God’s grace, his team, Mr President and I have agreed on how it is going to be done.”
“If you don’t know, can you say that the ADC candidate today in the southern part of the country, can he beat his chest and say he has control of one state in the south?”
WHAT’S NEXT
The APC Presidential Campaign Council is scheduled to hold its inaugural meeting on October 14 at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja.
After the meeting, the council is expected to make additional information about the campaign programme available, including details of the timetable for Tinubu’s state visits.
The campaign is scheduled to begin in Kaduna on October 24, followed by activities in Port Harcourt and Maiduguri. Further details of the planned visits and other campaign events are yet to be announced.
BOTTOM LINE
Tinubu’s re-election campaign is scheduled to begin in Kaduna on October 24, following the APC Presidential Campaign Council’s inaugural meeting on October 14. The ruling party is preparing a series of campaign activities and state visits, while Yari has emphasised nationwide political support and defended the administration’s economic policies ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
