2027: Renewed Hope Ambassadors mobilize grassroot support for Tinubu’s re-election bid

2026-03-29 - 19:23

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has directed its state and zonal coordinators to intensify grass-roots mobilization by promoting President Bola Tinubu’s policy achievements in the lead-up to the 2027 general election. Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, the national coordinator of the party’s Renewed Hope Ambassadors network, issued the directive during the group’s fourth strategic meeting in Abuja. The gathering followed an earlier session organized by the Progressive Governors’ Forum in February at the Presidential Villa, attended by President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. The network is designed to propagate President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda at the community level under a unified strategy: “One Party, One Message, One Mobilization Framework.” “This outfit is designed to create national awareness, help citizens understand the reasons for the President’s reforms, educate them on their necessity, and inform them of the benefits as they trickle down,” Governor Uzodimma said. He credited President Tinubu for boldly implementing reforms to reposition Nigeria’s economy and warned that opposition parties were resorting to misinformation to undermine developmental programmes. “If we don’t inform the people properly, this government will be misunderstood,” Governor Uzodimma stressed. He called for unity among the Ambassadors network, leveraging the ruling party’s support from 31 Governors already in its fold. The Imo State Governor also highlighted pre-Tinubu challenges: failed subsidy removal attempts by past presidents, minimum wage at N30,000, and millions of out-of-school children. Uzodimma noted progress: “As I speak to you, as I did last time, we have over a million students being trained through NELFUND (National Education Loan Fund), government programme. And this couldn’t have happened without the various reform policies.” He added that Rice prices dropped from nearly N120,000 per bag two years ago to around N50,000 currently. All of these, he stressed needs to be communicated to Nigerians and the progress the government has made in improving their lives. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State – Deputy Director General and Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, in their separate remarks supported the position, expressing confidence that the group’s prominent members would persuade Nigerians of the APC’s delivery on promises since taking power in 2023. Specifically, Kaduna State Governor Sani, called for amplifying Tinubu administration successes with subnationals, such as primary healthcare upgrades, and others disseminating to grassroots. The Gombe Governor Inuwa Yahaya urged coordination: “synergy would aid our tasks of spreading the successes of this administration easier including the tackling of insecurity in the Northeast,” he added.