President Bola Tinubu has told members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council not to expect him to accompany them to every campaign event ahead of the 2027 general election, saying he must remain focused on governance and the country’s economic responsibilities.
Tinubu spoke on Wednesday at the inauguration of the APC
Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja, where he urged members to take the
party’s message to Nigerians across the states and local government areas while
he continued to attend to matters of governance.
The president said he agreed with concerns that the demands
of the campaign should not distract him from running the country, adding that
Nigeria needed his attention at the moment.
“You’ve warned me not to allow the rigour of the campaign to
distract me from governance, I hear you. I am in full agreement with your
decision. Nigeria needs more attention now,” Tinubu said.
He told council members to excuse him from accompanying them
to every campaign event, noting that his administration had bills to pay and
international financial obligations to meet.
“So, you will excuse me from going everywhere with you, we
have bills to pay. The American creditors cannot wait,” the President said.
Tinubu also said the government needed to attract investors
who would commit to long-term investments in Nigeria and contribute to the
future of the country’s children.
“We want those investors to come in, be here to stay, to
invest for the future of our children,” he said.
The president, however, assured Nigerians that he would
continue to engage them directly even as the campaign council took charge of
mobilisation across the country.
“However, I will still make time to speak directly with
Nigerians, even as you lead the campaign in the states and local government
areas,” he said.
Tinubu described the inauguration of the council as more
than a campaign activity, saying it represented a renewed commitment to
Nigerians and the responsibilities of the ruling party.
“We have not gathered merely to inaugurate a council. We
have gathered to renew a covenant. A covenant with Nigerian people and the
historic responsibility they have entrusted to us as Nigeria’s governing
party,” he said.
He added that the council was expected to communicate the
administration’s vision, achievements and agenda to voters nationwide.
“This council will carry our vision, our records and our
agenda to every Nigerian, and it will carry them to victory every ward of this
country,” Tinubu said.
The president also commended APC members for completing the
party’s congresses, recalling that some had predicted internal crises during
the process.
He said the party had overcome the challenges and emerged
united, crediting members for participating in the process from the ward level
to the national leadership.
“ They said there will be implosion. We passed through it.
We did not fail. You didn’t let us down. We got here together,” he said.
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