2027: Tinubu has been campaigning for past 3 years – APC campaign spokesman, Obafemi George

A member of the Media and Strategic Communications Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, Obafemi George, has told Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu started his campaign three years ago and does not need to travel to all the states of the federation for that purpose.

George said President Tinubu had been campaigning for the past three years through his good works and efforts to improve people’s lives, adding that there was nothing more to campaign about.

He told Arise News, “What we see three months before the election is a jamboree. He has been campaigning with his policies for the past three years. He has turned Nigeria into a construction site, with projects going on in every state.”

He went on to challenge Nigerians to ask themselves where they were in 2023, when, according to him, the country lacked the foundation needed to move forward.

The APC chieftain added, “This is the first time we have a president who has put in place structures that could last us 40 years and let us develop as a nation. Before President Tinubu came in, all investors were leaving Nigeria.”

Speaking further, George noted that there was no provision in any document mandating a presidential candidate to visit all 36 states of the federation to campaign, adding that candidates were also not required to participate in debates.

“All these are subject to the strategy of the candidates, and the president has looked at the electoral map and has decided that what is more important at this time is to sustain the gains Nigeria has seen from January until now,” he added.

Arogidigba Global Journal reported that Tinubu, during the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Council in Abuja on Thursday, announced that he would skip some campaign trips to states.

The President is said to be willing to visit only 12 states, leaving the governors and the campaign council to handle campaigns in the remaining states.

Meanwhile, some opposition members have criticised the decision, saying the President was not fit enough to face the electorate.

​Others believe he does not want to face voters’ anger over the economic crisis, which has reduced Nigerians’ standard of living to its lowest level.