Group Unveils Plan to Mobilise 5 Million Votes for Tinubu

A pro-Tinubu group, the Global Alliance for Tinubu Campaign (GATIC 2027), has announced plans to mobilise five million votes nationwide in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in the January 2027 presidential election.
The group, described as an umbrella body of Nigerian professionals, technocrats, and business leaders both at home and in the diaspora, officially unveiled the initiative on Wednesday during its inaugural press conference in Abuja.
Speaking at the event, the Director-General of GATIC 2027, Prince Bevis Paul Igbinoba, stated that the organisation has structures across all 774 local government areas of the country and is committed to galvanising grassroots support for the President.
“We have committed ourselves to the task of mobilising five million Nigerian voters for President Tinubu in the forthcoming presidential election,” Igbinoba said.
According to him, the group was formed in response to what it described as the “unprecedented and landmark achievements” recorded by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since assuming office on May 29, 2023.
“It is with great joy, enthusiasm, and a high sense of responsibility that I welcome you to this historic inaugural press conference of the Global Alliance for Tinubu Campaign,” he added. “Today marks a watershed moment in our collective quest to advance democracy and good governance through the renewal of the popular mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.”
He described GATIC 2027 as “an association of illustrious, patriotic, and successful Nigerians of diverse professional backgrounds from both home and the diaspora,” noting that members have come together to formally declare their intention to lead the campaign for the President’s second term.
“We have watched closely and affirm the giant strides of President Tinubu in the last 33 months. We are witnesses to his bold, courageous, and visionary policies aimed at rescuing Nigeria from economic doldrums and confronting inherited security and economic challenges head-on,” he said.
Igbinoba explained that the administration inherited a struggling economy plagued by fuel subsidy payments and multiple foreign exchange rates, but took decisive steps to reform the system.
“In his inaugural address, President Tinubu removed fuel subsidy and abolished multiple foreign exchange rates. Despite the initial shockwaves, the gains of these bold initiatives are beginning to trickle down,” he noted.
Highlighting what he described as milestones under the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda, Igbinoba listed increased crude oil production, improved revenue allocation to states, the student loan scheme for indigent students, the provision of N1 trillion through the Bank of Industry to support farmers at single-digit interest rates, and major infrastructure projects such as the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and other legacy roads across the six geopolitical zones.
He also cited increased foreign direct investment inflows, a reduction in Nigeria’s debt service-to-revenue ratio, expansion of gas infrastructure, power sector reforms, support for MSMEs, youth employment initiatives, and renewed advocacy for local government autonomy.
“Between 2023 and 2024 alone, Nigeria secured over $3.5 billion in foreign direct investment, while portfolio investment inflow currently stands at over $13.35 billion,” he said.
On fiscal management, he added: “Nigeria’s debt service-to-revenue ratio has reduced from 97 per cent in 2022 to less than 61 per cent in 2025. This demonstrates fiscal discipline under the Tinubu administration.”
While acknowledging ongoing economic and security challenges, the DG emphasised that the reforms require time to fully mature.
“We must admit that we are yet to cross the Rubicon. The challenges remain enormous, but we cannot afford to truncate the current policy direction or halt the gains already recorded,” he said.
“It is against this backdrop that we formed GATIC 2027—to mobilise support for the re-election of President Tinubu and enable him to complete his rescue mission and national renewal.”
He stressed that the task ahead is “herculean but achievable” with the support of millions of Nigerians.
“This is not the time for regime change simply for the sake of change. A visionary and achievement-oriented government must be given the opportunity to consolidate its gains,” Igbinoba stated.
He assured that the campaign organisation has seasoned grassroots mobilisers and a well-structured strategy to deliver on its five-million-vote target.
“Our campaign strategies are well laid out and will be unveiled and implemented in due course. We have committed to leveraging the vast networks of our members both in Nigeria and the diaspora,” he said.
Calling on the media for support, he added: “Distinguished members of the press, we recognise your crucial role in achieving this objective. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that Nigeria reclaims her manifest destiny within the comity of nations.”