Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Dr. Mustapha Mohammed Jibrin, Chairman of the Progressive Local Government Chairmen’s Forum (PLGCF), on Wednesday launched a nationwide grassroots mobilisation drive for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, declaring that the party’s electoral victory would be determined at the local government and ward levels.
The commitment was made during a courtesy visit by the executive of the PLGCF to the APC national secretariat in Abuja, where the forum pledged to deploy its network of about 685 elected local government chairmen across the 31 APC-controlled states to galvanise support for Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election.
Leading the delegation, Jibrin, who also chairs Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State, described local government chairmen as the closest elected political office holders to Nigerians, saying they possess first-hand knowledge of the needs and aspirations of grassroots communities.
“We are the closest tier of government to the people. We understand the grassroots and possess first-hand intelligence about our communities,” he said.
Jibrin argued that the APC’s success in the 2027 elections would depend largely on the effectiveness of its grassroots structures, adding that the forum had resolved to throw its full weight behind Tinubu’s re-election bid.
