From Joseph Asegba, Yola
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Bello Alhaji Hamza Madagali, has declared that the ruling party will secure 98 per cent of the votes in the state in the 2027 general elections, leaving just two per cent for the opposition, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and other presidential candidates.
Madagali made the declaration at the official flag-off of the APC campaign train in Yola, expressing confidence that the party would record an overwhelming victory across all 21 local government areas of the state.
The Adamawa APC chairman dismissed the electoral chances of opposition candidates, including Atiku, an indigene of the state, describing their prospects against the APC as negligible.
He recalled the results of the 2023 presidential election in Adamawa State, in which Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won convincingly with 417,611 votes, representing 57.12 per cent. Bola Tinubu of the APC secured 182,881 votes (25.01 per cent), while Peter Obi of the Labour Party polled 105,648 votes (14.45 per cent).
Madagali also issued a stern warning to APC executives and stakeholders at the polling unit and ward levels, threatening expulsion for anyone who fails to deliver their respective polling units for President Bola Tinubu, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the party’s governorship candidate, Alhaji Tijjani Galadima, and other APC candidates.
He said the party was determined to win all elective positions, including the presidency, governorship, National Assembly and State House of Assembly seats.
Madagali charged party officials to take full responsibility for grassroots mobilisation, insisting that every stakeholder must secure votes for the party in their respective polling units and wards.
He warned that anyone who failed to deliver would face expulsion, maintaining that the APC leadership would hold its grassroots structures accountable for the party’s performance in 2027.
Meanwhile, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri urged residents to support President Tinubu’s re-election bid, arguing that the President had made significant efforts to address insecurity and stabilise the national economy.
According to the governor, the Tinubu administration’s policies were already producing positive effects on citizens and the country’s economic fortunes.
He expressed confidence that another four-year term for Tinubu would further strengthen the economy and improve the living conditions of Nigerians.
Fintiri also assured residents that his administration would sustain its commitment to good governance, infrastructure development and public welfare.
As part of measures to improve the welfare of residents, he announced plans to introduce free transportation services for youths and women across Adamawa State.
Other speakers at the campaign flag-off commended the leadership of President Tinubu and Governor Fintiri, pledging to mobilise support and canvass votes for the APC’s presidential, governorship and other candidates in the 2027 elections.
