2027: APC Chair, Goronyo Urge North West Youths To Mobilise For Tinubu

Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have called on North West political appointees and youths to mobilise for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the task as a “pay-back time”.

The leaders, including the APC national chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, advisers and ministers, made the call at the “Renewed Hope Promise Kept 2027: Meet and Greet North-West Mobilisation ”organised by the minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo

According to them, all political appointees must participate in party politics and mobilisation, insisting that there is “nothing like technocrats” in governance, as the party begins early preparations for the 2027 general elections.

Yilwatda, in his remarks, emphasised party loyalty, grassroots mobilisation, and visible political participation by those holding government appointments, adding that political appointments are earned through votes and not technocratic credentials.

He commended the meeting convener, assuring him that he would inform President Bola Tinubu of what he did, which should serve as a reference point for all ministers and appointees of government.

He said, “We should always look back, refresh our minds, look from where we are coming from and what brought us here. It is the votes. There is no vote called technocrats. They are all political appointees.

“Once you are given a political appointment, you are a politician. Simple and short. So, in 2027, as a party chairman, I will stand firm to defend the position that if you are not prepared to join us, you shouldn’t be given an appointment,” he said.

Also, the special adviser on Policy Coordination and Head of the Central Results Delivery Coordination Unit (CRDCU), Hadiza Bala-Usman, said the North West delivered the highest number of APC votes in 2023 and should remain united to provide even more in 2027.

Goronyo, a former APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) Director, Youth Mobilisation, said the meeting demonstrated the strength of APC leadership and unity, particularly in the North West.

Goronyo said the meeting aimed to recognise and award all the foot soldiers who worked for the party in 2023, and to remind them of more work ahead in 2027.

“The journey has just begun. You are our ambassadors, you are our foot soldiers, and with the Northwest having more than 60 per cent of agile youth, men and women, working day and night to ensure that we deliver to Nigeria the best of the best of leadership under Bola Tinubu.