Prominent leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ankpa/Omala/Olamaboro Federal Constituency of Kogi State have commenced mobilisation for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.
They made their position known at a town hall meeting held at the Atiele Oma Idoko Hall, behind Ankpa Township Stadium, at the weekend.
The event, organised by Win With Tinubu (WWT), a grassroots mobilisation group in Kogi State, brought together political stakeholders, traditional rulers, community leaders, professionals, women, youths and grassroots supporters.
The Chief Media Strategist of WWT in Kogi State, Musa Bakare, said in a statement that the meeting was organised to mobilise support for the continuity of Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda beyond 2027.
Bakare said the administration had embarked on economic reforms and programmes covering infrastructure, education, agriculture and healthcare.
He said participants at the meeting resolved to take the Renewed Hope message to the grassroots and support efforts to sustain the administration beyond 2027.
According to him, the significance of the meeting extended beyond the federal constituency, as political discussions ahead of the 2027 elections were increasingly reaching communities across the state.
He said the gathering provided an opportunity for grassroots engagement, political enlightenment and discussions on the administration’s policies and programmes.
‘WWT has taken the campaign for continuity directly to the people, rather than leaving the conversation to political offices or social media platforms. Its Ankpa meeting was part of the wider grassroots mobilisation for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
‘WWT described the engagement as an opportunity to explain the Renewed Hope Agenda, listen to citizens and build support for continuity. The WWT entourage commenced its movement from the Palace of the Onu Ankpa to the palace of the Paramount Ruler, the ?j? Ankpa, Alhaji Abubakar Ahmed Yakubu.
‘Leading the WWT team was the State programme Coordinator, Hon. Sanni Phillips, accompanied by Rtd. AIG Yaro Abutu; Programme Director, Security and Intelligence, Hon. Hassan Omale; former Member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Kashim Akor, the Waali of Igalaland and Director, Planning and Strategy, WWT; Pastor Stanley Ajileye, Programme Secretary; Mrs. Omoladun Baiye, Director, Strategic Communications, WWT Kogi State; and other stakeholders and supporters.
‘The traditional reception underscored an important reality: sustainable development cannot be discussed effectively without listening to the communities themselves and recognising the important role traditional institutions continue to play in grassroots society. At the heart of the WWT message was a simple political proposition: Nigeria must not abandon reforms and development programmes halfway.
‘Governments formulate policies, initiate reforms and commence projects. Some require years of sustained implementation before their full benefits become visible. For WWT, this is the central reason President Tinubu should receive another four-year mandate in 2027. Their argument is not merely about extending a political tenure. It is about continuing a direction of governance that deserves time to mature.
‘Roads need to be completed. Economic reforms need to consolidate. Educational investments need to produce results. Agricultural programmes need to expand. Student financing needs to reach more beneficiaries. Infrastructure projects need to be delivered. And communities need to continue seeing tangible evidence of government intervention.
‘The WWT message is therefore uncompromising: let the work continue. The case for continuity becomes particularly significant when discussed against the background of projects documented in Kogi East Senatorial District and elsewhere in Kogi State.
‘These projects are important because development is ultimately measured not merely by speeches but by what people can see, touch and use. A road connecting communities is development. A drainage system protecting homes and businesses is development. A school that expands educational opportunities is development. A health facility closer to rural communities is development.
‘A programme that creates economic opportunity is development. This is the language that grassroots politics must speak. Another powerful sentiment at the Ankpa engagement was the familiar principle: ‘One good turn deserves another.
‘For WWT, the answer is already established: Renew the mandate. Consolidate the reforms. Complete the projects. Expand the gains. Keep Nigeria moving forward. The 2027 election will inevitably generate competing political arguments. But WWT is presenting a particularly straightforward proposition to the people of Kogi: Why stop a journey when the destination has not yet been reached?
‘The Tinubu administration came into office in 2023 and embarked on major economic reforms while also pursuing infrastructure, education, agriculture, health and other programmes. WWT’s position is that the reforms should be given continuity so that their longer-term effects can be consolidated.
‘President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deserves another opportunity to consolidate the Renewed Hope Agenda. The significance of the Ankpa Town Hall goes beyond one constituency. It demonstrates that the 2027 political conversation is moving deeper into the communities’. have commenced mobilisation for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.