Plateau State residents, party loyalists and leaders turned out in large numbers on Saturday at Azaria Road Stadium, Jos, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s campaign train arrived for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally, ahead of the January 16, 2027, presidential election.
At the event, the party’s National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, directed all APC governors and governorship candidates in the North Central region to bring every stakeholder in their states together and mobilise heavily for the President.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, Professor Yilwatda said he was pleased with the size of the crowd and the fresh spirit of unity among Plateau State’s party leaders and supporters.
He described the rally as clear evidence of the party’s growing cohesion and its commitment to the President’s re-election.
He urged Plateau voters to turn the energy shown at the rally into ballots, insisting the state must give President Tinubu a record-breaking victory.
According to him, all political leaders in the state now stand fully united behind the President, and the ballot box will reflect the people’s overwhelming support.
Professor Yilwatda also called President Tinubu a promise keeper who has honoured the commitments he made to Plateau State, adding that the administration’s record of delivery offers a solid basis for renewed public confidence.
A key moment of the rally was the presentation of APC flags to governorship candidates from across the North Central states. The gesture was meant to signal the party’s resolve to strengthen internal unity, consolidate its structures and win at every level in the coming elections.
The National Chairman called on APC governors, candidates and party leaders throughout the region to close ranks and present a united front behind the President.
He asked Plateau leaders to build on the unity already achieved and campaign vigorously for President Tinubu and all party candidates.
Turning to Benue State, he asked the Governor and party leaders to harmonise competing interests, bring political stakeholders together and mobilise voters for a resounding APC win.
For Niger State, he voiced confidence that the leadership would use the party flag as a rallying point to unite members and deliver victory for President Tinubu and all APC candidates.
While presenting the flag to the party’s governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, he urged the candidate and other leaders to provide purposeful leadership, unite stakeholders and mobilise strong support for the President, while working for greater prosperity, peace and development in the state.
Professor Yilwatda stressed that the North Central region must enter the elections with a common purpose, adding that personal interests and political differences should give way to the collective goal of an APC victory.
He urged party structures, elected officials, candidates and grassroots mobilisers to step up engagement with voters so that the enthusiasm seen in Jos produces overwhelming votes across the region.
Declaring the party’s commitment to delivering President Tinubu and all its candidates in the North Central and across the country, he said: “Our strength lies in our unity, our strategy is effective mobilisation, and our destination is victory.”
He added that the Jos rally had shown what the party can achieve when it stands together, and called on members to sustain the momentum and carry the message to every community.
The National Chairman assured party members and supporters that the APC would keep up its mobilisation drive, strengthen its structures and work collectively toward a decisive victory for President Tinubu and all its candidates in 2027.
