2027: Tompolo Mobilises Taraba for Tinubu, Donates 25 Campaign Vehicles

The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, led by High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has launched its grassroots mobilisation campaign in Taraba State ahead of the 2027 presidential election, calling for support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid.

The campaign was launched in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, with Tompolo represented by High Chief Kestin Pondi.

Tompolo, who is the Grand Patron of the movement, said the Tinubu administration’s reforms required more time to consolidate and deliver further benefits to Nigerians.

He said Taraba State was benefiting from federal government policies and argued that continuity would help sustain the gains recorded so far.

According to him, the challenges associated with economic reforms were expected but should not prevent the government from completing and consolidating its programmes.

The movement urged its supporters to take the 2027 campaign to homes, religious centres, wards, local government areas and polling units across the state.

The event also featured the donation of 25 campaign vehicles, generators and electronic speakers to strengthen the movement’s grassroots mobilisation activities in Taraba.

Speaking at the event, Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas said residents were already witnessing the impact of the Tinubu administration through federal projects being implemented in the state.

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Kefas reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda and said the state would continue to work with the Federal Government on development projects.

The governor also declared his support for Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign, saying his administration would mobilise support for the President across the state.

Kefas said Taraba was ready to support Tinubu, while urging residents to assess the projects and programmes being implemented by the Federal Government.

The National Coordinator of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, Sunday Asuku, said the group was in Taraba to expand its grassroots mobilisation for Tinubu and Kefas.

Asuku urged Nigerians to maintain the current political direction, arguing that abandoning the Tinubu administration’s reforms would be counterproductive.

He also praised the Taraba government for what he described as achievements recorded over the past three years and said the movement would strengthen its structures across wards and polling units ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The Taraba mobilisation is part of a wider campaign by the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement to establish grassroots structures ahead of the 2027 elections.

The movement has been taking its campaign to different states while calling for support for Tinubu and other candidates it backs in the forthcoming elections.

The latest mobilisation in Taraba comes as political parties and support groups intensify preparations for the 2027 presidential election, with grassroots structures becoming a major focus of campaign activities.

2027: Tompolo Mobilises Taraba for Tinubu, Donates 25 Campaign Vehicles

Ogun 2027: YPP, BOOT Reject Suit Withdrawal Against Adeola

The Young Progressives Party (YPP) and BOOT Party in Ogun State have rejected claims that they withdrew their respective legal challenges against the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi.

The parties said their court actions challenging aspects of Adeola’s eligibility to contest the 2027 Ogun State governorship election remain valid and that neither party authorised any withdrawal.

The controversy followed the decision by New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) governorship candidate Akinbola Rotham to withdraw a separate suit he filed against Adeola.

Rotham withdrew Suit No. FHC/AB/CS/135/2026, which was filed at the Federal High Court in Abeokuta, saying his decision was motivated by the broader interest of Ogun West and the longstanding aspiration of the senatorial district to produce the next governor of the state.

Rotham and Adeola are both from Ogun West Senatorial District, which has never produced a governor of the state since its creation.

The NNPP candidate said the Ogun West agenda should take precedence over individual political interests and that withdrawing his case would contribute to unity within the district.

However, the YPP and BOOT Party said Rotham’s decision should not be interpreted as a withdrawal of their own cases.

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The parties’ state chairmen, Adeyemi Solomon Oluwaseyunmi of YPP and Akerele Abiodun John of BOOT, said they did not authorise or sign any document discontinuing their legal actions.

They also rejected suggestions that they had been consulted over any purported withdrawal.

The parties were reacting to claims attributed to Kayode Odunaro, media adviser to Adeola, that major court cases challenging the APC candidate’s 2027 governorship bid had been discontinued by the litigants.

YPP and BOOT described the claim as misleading and maintained that their positions on the legal proceedings remain unchanged.

The opposition parties said their actions were aimed at allowing the courts to determine questions surrounding Adeola’s eligibility, constitutional requirements and state-of-origin claims.

The legal controversy includes questions about Adeola’s claim of being an indigene of Pahayi in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Adeola, who currently represents Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, emerged as the APC candidate for the 2027 governorship election after winning the party’s nomination process.

The senator has maintained his eligibility and right to contest the election.

Rotham’s withdrawal of his individual suit does not automatically terminate other cases filed by separate political parties or individuals, meaning the legal questions raised by YPP and BOOT remain subject to the decisions of the courts.

The opposition parties have therefore urged political actors to rely on official court records rather than public statements when determining the status of the various cases.

The development comes as political activities intensify ahead of the 2027 Ogun governorship election, with the issue of an Ogun West governor becoming a major theme in the emerging campaign.

While Rotham has opted to withdraw his case in support of a broader Ogun West political agenda, YPP and BOOT insist that their own legal challenges should proceed independently.

The conflicting positions mean that the withdrawal of one suit has not brought an end to the wider legal controversy surrounding Adeola’s 2027 governorship candidacy.

Ogun 2027: YPP, BOOT Reject Suit Withdrawal Against Adeola

Wike to Amaechi: What Did You Bring to Rivers After 24 Years in Power?

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has challenged former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi to identify the projects and political empowerment he attracted to Evo Kingdom and Rivers State during his 24 years in senior public office.

Wike made the remarks on Friday, October 2, 2026, during an interactive session with leaders and stakeholders of Evo Kingdom in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Amaechi served as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly for eight years, governor of the state for eight years and Minister of Transportation for eight years.

Wike questioned what he described as Amaechi’s record of development and political empowerment, challenging stakeholders to identify tangible projects he said the former governor attracted to the area during his time in office.

“Someone was Speaker of the House of Assembly for eight years, Governor for eight years, and Minister for eight years—that is 24 years in top leadership positions,” Wike said.

He asked the people of Evo Kingdom and Rivers State to identify what Amaechi attracted to the area during those years, adding that he could list projects he personally attracted to the state while serving as Minister of State for Education.

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Wike also criticised what he described as a leadership style in which political office holders fail to develop successors or empower others to take over from them.

He said leadership should involve human capacity development, creating opportunities for others and building structures that can survive after a leader leaves office.

The FCT minister said his own political ambition was no longer centred on returning to positions he had previously occupied.

“I can’t be a governor again. I’ve been a minister two times. I cannot be chairman of council again. So I am happy. I don’t have anything to lose,” he said.

Wike also said political leaders should leave behind people capable of sustaining whatever structures or achievements they established while in office.

According to him, leadership becomes fragile when everything is built around one individual and collapses after that person leaves the political scene.

The minister further recalled his administration’s restructuring of the traditional institution in Rivers State, saying it gave Evo Kingdom representation on the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers.

The latest comments are part of the continuing political exchanges between Wike and Amaechi, who served as governor of Rivers State from 2007 to 2015, with Wike succeeding him in office.

Amaechi, who is now the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, has also recently criticised the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over its record of infrastructure delivery and the impact of economic policies on Nigerians. (Channels Television)

Wike, meanwhile, has continued to publicly support President Tinubu and has been mobilising political stakeholders in Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections. During his latest engagement with the Evo Kingdom stakeholders, he also urged political actors to work together in the interest of the state.

The claims made by Wike about Amaechi’s record of projects and empowerment represent his assessment of his political rival and are part of an ongoing political dispute between the two former Rivers governors.

Wike to Amaechi: What Did You Bring to Rivers After 24 Years in Power?