APC Urges Governors and Lawmakers to Drive Grassroots Mobilisation for Tinubu

Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has instructed its elected state governors and lawmakers to begin intensive grassroots mobilisation to build momentum for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election, according to a report by Premium Times Nigeria.

The directive, issued by the party’s campaign council, underscores a strategy aimed at leveraging the APC’s widespread presence across all levels of government to secure deep-rooted voter engagement ahead of upcoming electoral contests.

Mobilisation Down to Polling Units

According to the Premium Times report, the APC campaign leadership highlighted the need to systematically connect federal leadership with local communities. Rather than relying solely on national messaging, the council called on party stakeholders to coordinate campaigns that penetrate down to the ward and polling-unit levels.

Under the strategy outlined by the council, party leaders intend to use the APC’s institutional presence across the country to create a cohesive operation. Key elements of this directive include:

• Engaging state governors to lead regional and local outreach efforts.
• Deploying federal and state lawmakers to strengthen ties within their immediate constituencies.
• Utilising party networks across federal, state, and local government administrations to ensure nationwide coverage.
• Establishing continuous operational links between ward-level party workers and upper campaign organs.

The Strategic Role of Governors and Legislators

In Nigerian politics, state governors and legislators represent crucial pillars of party machinery. Governors in particular wield considerable political influence within their respective states, often serving as chief campaign coordinators and financial guarantors for party activities during election cycles. Lawmakers, representing defined federal and state constituencies, provide direct connections to local traditional leaders, community groups, and grassroots voters.

By directly tasking these elected officials with grassroots organisation, the APC campaign council seeks to consolidate its base early. The directive emphasizes that maintaining coordinated governance across federal, state, and municipal tiers is critical to turning administrative control into electoral turnout.

Broader Political Context

The call for early mobilisation comes as political parties in Nigeria gradually align their strategies for future electoral challenges following the 2023 general elections. While specific campaign timelines, internal timelines, and campaign council structures were not fully detailed in the initial report, the focus on sub-national officials signals a desire to present a unified party front well in advance of formal balloting.

As the political calendar progresses, the execution of this grassroots strategy will depend heavily on the responsiveness of state governors and legislators to the central campaign council’s directives, especially across diverse geopolitical zones where local political dynamics can vary substantially.

Source: Premium Times Nigeria

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