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Tinubu never promised to abandon re-election bid over power supply — Onanuga

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4 months ago

June 24, 2026

Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu pledged not to seek a second term if he failed to improve electricity supply in Nigeria.

Speaking during an interview on Arise News, Onanuga said the President’s 2022 campaign remarks had “been taken out of context”.

According to him, Tinubu’s statement on electricity was conditional and not a firm commitment to forgo re-election.

Mr Onanuga explained that Tinubu has demonstrated commitment to reforming the power sector since assuming office, citing the signing of the Electricity Act, which allows states to generate, transmit, and distribute electricity independently.

He also mentioned government efforts to tackle estimated billing through increased meter distribution and other interventions aimed at improving service delivery.

While admitting that electricity supply has not yet reached the level envisioned by the administration, Onanuga attributed the challenges to longstanding issues such as gas shortages, legacy debts owed to gas suppliers, and an outdated transmission infrastructure.

He maintained that the Federal Government remains focused on addressing these challenges and improving power generation and distribution across the country.

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2027 presidency: Wike declares self Tinubu’s FCT campaign ‘commander’

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3 hours ago

October 12, 2026

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said he will lead President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in the FCT and Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Wike disclosed this on Monday at a stakeholders’ meeting of the Rainbow Coalition in Abuja, where he announced plans for a joint mobilisation involving members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He said political differences would not stop stakeholders from joining forces to deliver Tinubu’s re-election, adding that the coalition had also agreed to back APC candidates for National Assembly seats in the FCT.

The meeting was attended by APC and PDP stakeholders, including party chairmen, serving and former senators, National Assembly candidates and leaders from the FCT’s six area councils.

PDP candidates contesting National Assembly seats also declared support for their APC counterparts, in what appears to be a cross-party alliance ahead of the polls.

Wike charged participants to place the coalition’s common goal above party loyalty.

“For the presidency, all of us have agreed that it is Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I am going to coordinate the FCT and Rivers State. So you can imagine how important it is.

“I am in charge of the FCT election. I am the commander of field operations as far as the FCT election is concerned.

“I want to let all of you know that we are going to work together. Nobody should say, ‘I am PDP’ or ‘I am APC.’ For the purpose of this election, we are together,” he said.

2027 presidency: Wike declares self Tinubu’s FCT campaign ‘commander’

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Yahaya Bello, Lalong Hold Closed-Door Meeting With Shettima

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3 hours ago

October 12, 2026

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Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, former Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong and other political figures have held a closed-door meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The delegation, identified as the leadership of the National Directorate of Arewa for Asiwaju Movement, arrived at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa at about 4 pm on Monday and proceeded to the Vice President’s wing of the State House.

Other members of the delegation included former Jigawa State Governor Abubakar Badaru, Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Buba Marwa (retd.), and Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman.

The purpose of the meeting was not immediately disclosed. However, reports indicated that the visit was a courtesy call on the Vice President.

At the time the delegation arrived, Shettima was attending another meeting at the President’s wing of the State House. That meeting, which began at about 2 pm, was attended by the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, and the Special Adviser to the President and Coordinator of the Presidential Livestock Reform, Professor Attahiru Jega, among others.

Jega, a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been involved in the Federal Government’s livestock reform initiative.

The meeting between Shettima and the delegation comes as the All Progressives Congress (APC) intensifies preparations for the 2027 general elections, with President Bola Tinubu seeking re-election.

The APC is scheduled to inaugurate its Presidential Campaign Council on Wednesday, October 14, at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja.

The development was disclosed by the Director-General of the campaign council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, on Friday after briefing Tinubu at the Presidential Villa.

Yari also announced that the party’s presidential campaign would officially begin in Kaduna State on October 24, before moving to Port Harcourt and Maiduguri.

He said the full campaign timetable would be made public after the inauguration of the council.