Thousands of APC serving, ex-councillors to endorse Tinubu for 2027 election
One hundred thousand serving and former councillors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the umbrella of the National Progressive Councillors’ Forum (NPCF) are billed to gather in Abuja to endorse President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the Forum’s National Convention scheduled to take place in July 2025.
This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja by the National Organising Secretary of the Forum, Rt. Hon. Waziri Umar, captioned, “To affirm loyalty to Mr President of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and endorse him to continue in 2027.”
The statement reads, “The National Progressive Councillors’ Forum (NPCF) wish to notify a congress for All Progressives, APC serving councillors and stakeholders that the Board Of Trustees of the Forum sat on Sunday, 18th May 2025, with EXCOs of the Forum in a board meeting at Arewa House, Kaduna, and resolved to organise National Progressives Councilors’ Convention in July, 2025, which will include the NEC meeting, election of new EXCO’s and seminar to re-strengthen the Forum to boost chances for the APC to continue leading the country at all levels for the development and prosperity of the nation.
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“We intend to gather one hundred thousand serving and all former councillors within the APC dynasty that served from 1999 to 2025 in Abuja, for solidarity to the party chairman, His Excellency Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and affirm loyalty to Mr President, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and endorse him to continue in 2027.”
“The association plans to schedule the programme of events to include the NEC/Seminar on Friday, 18 July, the election of new executives on Saturday, 19 July, and the convention on Sunday, 20 July 2025.
The statement also proposed to zone the executive positions allotted within the six Geopolitical Zones of Nigeria.
“The Northeast will produce National Chairman, Deputy National Secretary and Deputy National Organising Secretary, while the Southwest will produce positions of National Secretary, National Welfare Officer and Deputy National Auditor.
“Also, Northwest will cover the offices of National Treasurer, National Legal Adviser, Deputy National Welfare and Deputy National Financial Secretary.
“Northcentral will produce Deputy National Chairman (North), National Auditor General and National Publicity Secretary and Southeast will produce National Organising Secretary, National Publicity Secretary and Deputy Legal Adviser.
“Southsouth will produce Deputy National Chairman (South), National Financial Secretary and Deputy National Treasurer,” he said.
It could be recalled that President Tinubu was recently endorsed as the sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general election by the APC Governors’ Forum as well as the party’s members of the National Assembly.
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