Kaduna, Oct. 24, 2026 (NAN) Mr Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, says the Tinubu administration has achieved vital milestones and deserves re-election in 2027.
Abdulaziz stated this on Saturday in Kaduna on the presidential marketing campaign flag-off rally organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for Tinubu’s re-election bid.
He stated the marketing campaign would deal with presenting proof of the administration’s achievements moderately than relying solely on political guarantees to persuade Nigerians to assist the president for an additional time period.
“Actually, this time around, you know, this is a second-term campaign, which differs from the first time, and now, we are focusing on evidence,” Abdulaziz stated.
He stated that the marketing campaign would spotlight insurance policies, programmes and initiatives carried out by the administration to display its efficiency and justify its request for an additional four-year mandate.
According to him, the federal government is presenting proof of its achievements to Nigerians to allow them to evaluate its efficiency and make knowledgeable selections forward of the 2027 common elections.
“We are providing evidence to prove that the administration has done a lot and deserves to get re-elected,” he stated.
Abdulaziz recognized the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) as one of many administration’s vital initiatives, saying it had helped many college students entry increased schooling despite monetary challenges.
He stated the programme had supplied alternatives for college students who would possibly in any other case have been compelled to desert their research due to their incapability to pay tuition and different institutional costs.
“We are showing them evidence of the thousands or, actually, millions of Nigerians who are on the NELFUND programme, who would otherwise not be in school,” he stated.
The presidential aide added that beneficiaries have been sharing private experiences of how the initiative had helped them stay at school and proceed pursuing their instructional ambitions.
He stated some college students had additionally testified about classmates who have been prevented from dropping out due to the monetary help supplied by means of the programme.
“We have students coming out to testify that NELFUND has saved them,” Abdulaziz stated, describing the testimonies as necessary proof of the initiative’s affect.
He maintained that such accounts would assist Nigerians perceive the sensible advantages of the administration’s insurance policies, notably these designed to enhance entry to schooling and assist younger folks.
Beyond schooling, Abdulaziz stated the marketing campaign would showcase authorities initiatives and programmes throughout completely different sectors, together with developments in universities all through the nation.
“If you look around our universities all around the country, you will see new projects springing up,” he stated.
He argued that the initiatives and programmes demonstrated the administration’s efforts to enhance public establishments and strengthen alternatives for Nigerians, notably college students and younger folks.
Abdulaziz expressed confidence that the achievements would encourage voters to resume Tinubu’s mandate, insisting that the administration had made progress worthy of public recognition.
He additionally praised the president’s management qualities, notably his willingness to make tough selections that he believed would profit the nation in the long run.
According to him, braveness is a elementary high quality required of anybody in search of to offer efficient management, particularly when nationwide improvement calls for tough coverage selections.
“The capacity of the president is already proven for me, because he has shown that he has courage,” Abdulaziz stated.
He added that Tinubu had demonstrated the willingness to pursue selections aimed toward addressing Nigeria’s challenges and making a stronger basis for future generations.
“Because, in truth, the most important quality in leadership is courage,” he stated.
The presidential aide additional expressed satisfaction with the turnout and enthusiasm displayed by supporters on the Kaduna rally, describing the environment as a sign of public curiosity within the re-election marketing campaign.
“You can feel the excitement. Really happy and jubilating,” he stated, including that the gang’s enthusiasm mirrored the supporters’ willingness to take part within the political course of.
Abdulaziz stated the Kaduna rally was solely the start of a nationwide marketing campaign anticipated to collect better momentum because the APC marketing campaign prepare visited different components of the nation.
“Today is just starting, but you can see the energy, you can see the crowd,” he stated, expressing optimism that the marketing campaign would entice extra supporters in subsequent engagements.
He urged supporters to maintain the passion all through the marketing campaign and translate their participation into votes for Tinubu on the presidential election scheduled for Jan. 16, 2027.
Also talking on the rally, Mr Otega Ogra, Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, stated younger folks constituted a big proportion of the gang that gathered to display assist for the president.
Ogra, who can be Deputy Director-General, Communication and Media, City Boys Movement, stated his observations round Kaduna and on the rally venue indicated substantial youth participation.
“As you can see, I’ve driven around Kaduna this morning, I drove around Kaduna yesterday. Seventy per cent of the people on the street, 70 per cent of the people in this venue, are young people,” he stated.
He famous that most of the younger supporters have been energetic on social media, whereas others had travelled from villages and neighbouring states to attend the rally and display their assist for Tinubu.
Ogra stated the participation of younger folks introduced a chance for the marketing campaign to speak the administration’s achievements on to voters and counter misinformation and disinformation circulating on-line.
He disclosed that the City Boys Movement had launched a digital platform known as Ask City Boy to offer details about the president’s achievements and the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
According to him, the platform would allow Nigerians to ask questions on authorities insurance policies, initiatives and programmes and obtain info by means of an interactive digital service.
“The City Boy Movement has come up with something new called ‘Ask City Boy’—askcityboy.com. Just go there, anything you need to know about Mr. President’s achievements, anything you need to know about what Renewed Hope has done in this country, just have a conversation with the app, and it will tell you,” Ogra stated.
He maintained that the marketing campaign was assured in its document and would use digital communication to current details about the administration’s efficiency to Nigerians.
He reiterated the motion’s dedication to mobilising supporters and speaking the administration’s document because the nation approaches the 2027 common elections.
Ogra urged Nigerians to look at the administration’s insurance policies and achievements whereas expressing confidence that Tinubu would safe one other four-year time period in workplace.
Edited by Isaac Aregbesola
