First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, has appealed to voters in the South-East to support her husband, President Bola Tinubu, for a second term in the 2027 presidential election.
Speaking at a women’s empowerment event in Owerri, Imo State, Mrs Tinubu said she wanted President Tinubu re-elected because she hopes to see a prosperous Nigeria in her old age.
“Make una vote for Mr President, we go work for una and Nigeria go better,” she told the gathering, adding that she wanted to “enjoy Nigeria at old age.”
The empowerment programme, coordinated through the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, is targeting 18,500 women nationwide.
In the South-East, 500 women from each of the five states received business equipment, including generators, grinding machines, gas cylinders and industrial ovens. In Imo, Governor Hope Uzodimma sponsored equipment for an additional 2,000 women, bringing the state’s beneficiaries to 2,500. Mrs Tinubu also announced a ₦100,000 cash grant for each beneficiary present.
The appeal comes as President Tinubu prepares to seek re-election amid growing opposition realignments ahead of the 2027 polls.
President Tinubu, who was elected into office in 2023 and secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the upcoming 2027 general election, will be contesting against major opposition contenders including Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peter Obi of the New Democratic Coalition (NDC)
In the 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress won with 8,794,726 votes, defeating Atiku under the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 6,984,520 votes, and Obi under the Labour Party, who finished third with 6,101,533 votes.
The 2027 general elections are scheduled to begin on January 16, 2027, according to the INEC timetable. The final voter register is expected on January 11, followed by presidential and National Assembly elections on January 16.
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