2027: Tinubu’s camp weighs options on re-election campaign structure

With just months to the commencement of campaigns for the 2027 general election, allies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have begun early consultations on the composition and structure of his re-election campaign team.

Findings indicate that close associates of the President, alongside senior officials in government and the All Progressives Congress (APC), are scouting for trusted and influential party figures to lead various segments of the campaign.

Top sources within the government and the APC told BusinessDay that the early move is aimed at ensuring that credible and strategic figures are identified and positioned ahead of the formal inauguration of the campaign council, expected in August.

This is coming against the backdrop of the party leadership’s earlier endorsement of Tinubu as its sole presidential candidate for the 2027 election during an APC summit in Abuja.

Among those said to be part of ongoing consultations are Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, and James Abiodun Faleke, a member of the House of Representatives, both longstanding allies with deep roots in Tinubu’s political network.

Sources say the search spans key political blocs across the North and South, focusing on individuals who have demonstrated loyalty to the President.

Under the revised 2027 election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), campaigns for presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled to begin on August 19, 2026, while governorship and state assembly campaigns will commence on September 9, 2026.

The presidential election is slated for January 16, 2027, with governorship polls scheduled 2027: Tinubu’s camp weighs options on re-election campaign structure