Tinubu, APC Governors Meet in Aso Rock Villa

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently holding a meeting with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The meeting began shortly before 4pm on Thursday, August 27, 2026, shortly after the governors attended a separate session of the National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima.

The agenda of the meeting was not immediately made public as of the time of filing this report, while the discussions between the President and the APC governors were still ongoing.

The meeting is taking place just eight days after the official commencement of campaigns for the 2027 general elections in line with the timetable of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

It also comes five days after the APC unveiled its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 election, with former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, appointed as Director-General.

President Tinubu will serve as Chairman of the campaign council, while Vice President Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will serve as Vice Chairmen.

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma was named Secretary of the council, while other senior party leaders and government officials were assigned responsibilities covering mobilisation, administration, election planning, legal affairs, media and strategic communication.

The campaign structure also includes Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni as Deputy Directors-General for the northern and southern zones.

Former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole was appointed to oversee mobilisation, while James Abiodun Faleke was given responsibility for election planning, coordination and monitoring.

Tinubu had charged members of the campaign council to work towards securing victory for the APC, while urging party leaders to ensure that the administration’s achievements are effectively communicated to Nigerians.

The President said the campaign should focus on the economic reforms and other achievements of his administration, arguing that the country was moving towards improved economic conditions.

“We have delivered on our campaign promises and set our country on a path of economic progress. We are definitely out of the dark tunnel and are now at the cusp of reaping the benefits of a prosperous economy that will benefit all Nigerians,” Tinubu said.

He further urged the campaign team to take the administration’s record to voters across the country as political activities gather momentum ahead of the election.

“As we march into the campaign season, we have many achievements to trumpet—let us confidently showcase our record and inspire hope in every corner of our nation,” the President said.

Tinubu also called on his supporters to work towards defeating opposition parties seeking to take over the Federal Government in 2027.

“Let us soundly defeat all those forces who plan to take our country backwards,” he added.

Thursday’s meeting with the APC governors could therefore provide an opportunity for the President and the governors to further align their political and campaign strategies as the ruling party moves deeper into the 2027 election season.

The engagement also comes amid increasing political activity among opposition figures. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, both presidential hopefuls, have in recent days stepped up their public engagements as political parties prepare for the election.

Meanwhile, ADC chieftain Dele Momodu recently said his position on the Tinubu administration was based on his political principles rather than personal hostility towards the President.

Speaking on Arise TV on August 20, Momodu said he would support Tinubu if the President remained committed to the democratic ideals they fought for during Nigeria’s military era.

“I will ordinarily swim to the depth of the Atlantic Ocean for Tinubu if he was practising what we fought against when we were fighting the military,” Momodu said.

“There is no earthly reason why I would not, but I would be a bloody hypocrite if after we claimed to have changed the way of military dictatorship, we now replace it with civilian dictatorship. That’s my only problem with him.”

Despite his criticism, Momodu said he retained respect for Tinubu and acknowledged the President’s influence on his political development.

“Everything else, you see, when they are abusing him, you won’t see me abusing him.

“I have tremendous regards for him, and he was one of those who trained me and instilled this kind of discipline that, look, you can take on the establishment and win. And he did win,” he said.

“And that is why that was the record he carried from Lagos as a local champion to a national champion,” he added.