That President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress constituted his Campaign Council at the weekend ahead of the January, 2027 poll, appears good on paper, but the taste of the pudding will be in the eating, writes Deji Elumoye.
The lifting of ban on presidential campaign by the Independent National Electoral Commission effective August 19, 2026 set the stage for the 2027 presidential contest. Various political parties and their presidential candidates are beginning to put their houses in order.
Although the opposition appears fragmented, especially with the collapse of the much-expected coalition under the platform of African Democratic Congress (ADC), President Bola Tinubu, has left no one in doubt that he is not under any delusion that the 2027 election contest would be a walk in the park. After all, one of the agelong cardinal rules of politics is not to underestimate your opponent.
It was not surprising, therefore, that he went all out in constituting a 233-member All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council. The number and calibre of personalities empaneled clearly show a determination to successfully navigate the presidential election challenge and its numerous landmines. To underscore his understanding of the task before the party, Tinubu named himself at the helm of his reelection bid as the Chairman of the Campaign Council (PCC).
