President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday in Kaduna on the flag-off of his presidential marketing campaign for the 2027 common elections, took a swipe at opposition leaders, accusing them of making the poverty and starvation they now use to marketing campaign towards him.
“I hear my opponents talking about hunger and poverty. Who created it? They did. They created the hunger; they created the poverty. We are trying to eradicate it,” President Tinubu mentioned on the well-attended rally on the Ranchers Bees Stadium.
His jibe was apparently directed on the ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who served as vice-president between 1999 and 2007, throughout which many State-run companies have been privatised with out paying the gratuities and pensions of 1000’s of laid-off employees. Tinubu’s administration has been paying these employees.
At the rally, President Tinubu inaugurated the 81-kilometre part of the Kaduna-Abuja freeway with a symbolic ribbon-cutting.
The President recalled Kaduna’s historic significance as town of leaders and the political headquarters of the northern area, including that his administration has been working to eradicate poverty within the nation.
President Tinubu thanked the folks of Kaduna State for trusting him with their mandate within the 2023 elections and urged them to vote for him once more, citing his document of achievements and investments in important financial infrastructure in Kaduna State and all the Northern area.
The rally was attended by All Progressives National Chairman, Professor Netanwe Yilwatda, Vice President Kashim Shettima, spouse of the President and spouse of the Vice President, 32 Governors of the APC and former National Chairman of the APC, Senator Adamu Abdullahi, former governor Abdullahi Ganduje, amongst different get together leaders
In his remarks, Vice President Kashim Shettima reaffirmed President Tinubu’s dedication to nationwide unity, democratic stability and financial improvement, urging Nigerians to help the administration for continuity.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima on the flag-off of the APC Tinubu–Shettima 2027 Presidential Campaign on the Ranchers Bees Stadium, Kaduna, on Saturday, October 24, 2026
Senator Shettima recalled President Tinubu’s help for northern presidential candidates in earlier elections, together with former President Muhammadu Buhari, who gained the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections.
He additionally cited Tinubu’s help for northern political leaders in earlier presidential contests, together with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, describing the gesture as an illustration of political loyalty, mutual respect and dedication to nationwide unity.
The Vice President maintained that such political relationships had strengthened the APC and bolstered the necessity for Nigerians to work collectively in the direction of a united and affluent nation.
He referred to as on get together members and supporters to maintain their solidarity with President Tinubu because the get together seeks one other mandate to proceed its programmes for nationwide improvement.
“We won the last election because you saw the best option before you. For the good people of Kaduna State, we have seen why you stood with us within the mandate of the APC, a mandate to redeem the fortune of this great state. This wisdom has made Kaduna State a unified place,” Vice President Shettima mentioned.
In his welcome handle, Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, recommended President Tinubu for supporting state governments in implementing improvement programmes and pursuing their respective priorities.
Governor Uba Sani mentioned collaboration between the Federal and state governments was important to attaining sustainable improvement, notably in infrastructure, agriculture and initiatives designed to enhance residents’ welfare.
He additionally acknowledged the contributions of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to the welfare of girls, youngsters and households, describing such interventions as an essential facet of nationwide improvement.
The governor urged APC supporters to stay vigilant towards misinformation through the electioneering interval, notably deceptive supplies circulated on social media and content material allegedly generated utilizing synthetic intelligence.
Similarly, the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Abdulaziz Yari, expressed confidence within the get together’s potential to mobilise help for President Tinubu forward of the 2027 common election.
Yari recommended Governor Uba Sani, get together leaders and different stakeholders for his or her collective efforts in organising the marketing campaign flag-off, describing their participation as an illustration of the get together’s dedication to its political aims.
He additionally defended the administration’s financial reforms, citing developments within the international alternate market, and urged Nigerians to evaluate the federal government based mostly on its insurance policies and efficiency.
The former Zamfara State governor additional referred to as on get together supporters to protect towards misinformation, expressing confidence within the APC’s political organisation, its expertise in earlier elections, and its monitor document.
Also talking on the occasion through the digital commissioning of Lot 1 (81 km) of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Dual Carriageway, the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi highlighted infrastructure initiatives the Tinubu administration is endeavor within the North-West and throughout the nation.
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy)
October 24, 2026
