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On the President\u2019s absence from some campaign rallies, the APC chairman said Tinubu had constitutional responsibilities that would not allow him to attend every political engagement.\n<\/p>\n
He explained that some government officials had been encouraged to participate in selected rallies to ensure that official duties were not affected by campaign activities.<\/p>\n
Yilwatda said Tinubu\u2019s earlier decision not to attend every rally should not be viewed as a sign of weakness or an inability to lead the party\u2019s re-election campaign.\n<\/p>\n
The APC chairman also defended the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, rejecting claims that the arrangement had sidelined Christians under the current administration.\n<\/p>\n
He said Christians consulted by the party had expressed satisfaction with the ticket, adding that their concerns about being excluded from government had not materialised. <\/p>\n
\u201cMost Christians that we\u2019ve engaged and we\u2019ve spoken to them, they are very okay with the Muslim-Muslim ticket.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe thought and most Christians feared that the Muslim-Muslim ticket may suppress their voices, but their voices are heard loud and clear now,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
He further argued that Christians had not been subjected to molestation on account of Tinubu\u2019s religion during his three years in office.\n<\/p>\n
On the leadership crisis in the African Democratic Congress, following a Federal High Court judgment invalidating the David Mark-led leadership, Yilwatda denied allegations that the APC was behind the party\u2019s internal dispute.\n<\/p>\n
He questioned the opposition party\u2019s decision to blame the ruling party for a legal dispute initiated by one of its members.\n<\/p>\n
Asked whether he welcomed the ADC\u2019s leadership troubles, the APC chairman said he was unconcerned about the development.\n<\/p>\n
Yilwatda also expressed confidence that Tinubu would defeat former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in a free and fair election in 2027.\n<\/p>\n
He attributed Atiku\u2019s performance in the 2023 presidential election largely to the political machinery of the Peoples Democratic Party rather than his personal popularity.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did not win because of Atiku; he won because of the structure of the PDP. It was the PDP that brought Atiku, not Atiku winning on his own,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
Addressing reports of election-related violence, Yilwatda said the APC supported credible elections and expressed sympathy for victims of attacks, while distancing the party from responsibility for such incidents.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anybody is injured by anybody across the country, I\u2019m sure it shouldn\u2019t be by APC supporters. I pity anybody who is being injured, and I sympathise with them. Our party stands for free and fair elections,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
The APC chairman also defended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his proposed \u20a610m reward for councils that deliver their wards for Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.\n<\/p>\n
Yilwatda maintained that the offer did not constitute vote buying.\n <\/p>\n
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, has maintained that President Bola Tinubu is fit to seek re-election in 2027, dismissing concerns about the President\u2019s health. Yilwatda… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13733\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}