Happening now: Tinubu lands in Portharcourt, takes half in APC presidential marketing campaign

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to take part within the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential marketing campaign rally forward of the 2027 common elections.

Tinubu arrived on the Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo International Airport on Saturday, November 7, the place he was obtained by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, six South-South governors, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, and different senior authorities officers, blueprint experiences.

The President was additionally welcomed by political leaders, get together stakeholders and supporters who gathered on the airport forward of the rally.

The occasion, generally known as the Rainbow Coalition Presidential Campaign Rally, is being held on the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium alongside Airport Road, Port Harcourt.

The rally is being spearheaded by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, as a part of efforts to mobilise political help for Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.

Wike leads preparations for rally

Ahead of the President’s arrival, Wike expressed confidence that the rally would appeal to greater than 70,000 supporters from Rivers state and different components of the South-South.

The minister made the projection on Friday after inspecting preparations on the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, the place he expressed satisfaction with the preparations for the occasion, together with safety, logistics and decorations.

Wike described the President’s go to as vital, noting that it could be Tinubu’s first go to to Rivers State since he was sworn in as President in May 2023.

He recalled that Tinubu had beforehand visited the state as President-elect throughout his tenure as governor, when he commissioned tasks executed by the Rivers State Government.

The FCT minister additionally mentioned the stadium, with a seating capability of about 40,000, was chosen as a result of the 16,000-capacity Yakubu Gowon Stadium couldn’t accommodate the anticipated crowd.

Third marketing campaign rally since Kaduna flag-off

The Port Harcourt rally is Tinubu’s third main marketing campaign outing because the APC commenced mobilisation for his re-election with a flag-off rally in Kaduna final month.

The marketing campaign engagements are aimed toward consolidating the get together’s political buildings, strengthening its grassroots mobilisation and fascinating stakeholders throughout the nation forward of the 2027 common elections.

The Rivers rally follows the President’s two-day go to to Akwa Ibom and Rivers states, which started on Friday, November 6.

During his go to to Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, Tinubu commissioned a number of tasks accomplished by Governor Umo Eno’s administration and attended an APC political rally.

The tasks included the brand new International Terminal Building, International Airport Hospital and Ibom Aviation Village at Victor Attah International Airport.

Other amenities commissioned included the Airport-Okopedi Road, Ring Road 3, the AKWA-GIS Office Complex, the Command and Control Centre and the ARISE Palm Resort.

The President’s go to to Rivers is due to this fact the concluding leg of the two-state engagement, with the main target shifting from challenge inaugurations in Akwa Ibom to political mobilisation in Port Harcourt.

Political leaders converge on Port Harcourt

The presence of the Vice-President, Senate President, APC nationwide management and South-South governors underscores the significance connected to the Rivers rally by the ruling get together.

The gathering is predicted to supply a platform for the President and get together leaders to deal with supporters, have interaction political stakeholders and description the get together’s message forward of the subsequent common elections.

For Rivers State, the rally additionally represents a significant political gathering involving Wike, whose position within the state’s political panorama has remained outstanding following his appointment as FCT minister.

The APC’s mobilisation within the South-South varieties a part of its wider political actions because the get together prepares for the 2027 presidential election.