2027: We’ll Campaign On Tinubu’s Achievements, Not Insults — Yari

The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has said the ruling party will focus on the achievements of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in its campaign for the 2027 general elections, rather than resorting to insults or personal attacks against opposition candidates.

Yari said the party would run a responsible and issue-based campaign, presenting its record in government to Nigerians as the basis for seeking a second term for Tinubu.

He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja after meeting with President Tinubu alongside APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, to brief the President on preparations for the formal flag-off of the party’s presidential campaign.

According to Yari, the campaign council has resolved to focus on the administration’s performance and policies rather than engage in name-calling or personal attacks.

“As a Council, what we say we are going to do? We are going to do a campaign with the records. A responsible campaign, no insults, no calling of names because there’s no name before us, but we have a record before us to show to Nigerians,” he said.

The former Zamfara State governor said the APC would use the campaign to explain the policies and programmes implemented by the Tinubu administration and appeal to Nigerians to consider the government’s record before deciding whether to grant it another mandate.

“This is what our party did, this is what our government did, so because of that, we are asking, pleading with Nigerians to look at this record carefully so that they give us a second chance for continuity,” he added.

Yari’s remarks came as the APC intensified preparations for the nationwide presidential campaign ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Kaduna State scheduled to host the formal flag-off on Saturday, 24 October.

Earlier, Yilwatda told journalists that preparations for the campaign launch had been completed, adding that the party’s leadership, state structures and various committees were ready for the exercise.

He said the meeting with Tinubu was convened to brief the President on the arrangements for the flag-off and the campaign organisation’s readiness.

“We’ll flag off the campaign on Saturday, 24 October, and as you can see, we’re together with the DG to brief Mr President on the preparation for the flag-off,” Yilwatda said.

“For now, everything is set; the preparation is on, the members are motivated, the states, the committees are ready, and everything that is supposed to be done has been done,” he added.

The APC chairman also claimed that opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the Accord Party, were aligned with the ruling party’s campaign for Tinubu’s re-election.