{"id":727,"date":"2026-10-24T11:03:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/tinubu-shettima-apc-governors-storm-kaduna-for-campaign-launch-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T11:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:03:06","slug":"tinubu-shettima-apc-governors-storm-kaduna-for-campaign-launch-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/tinubu-shettima-apc-governors-storm-kaduna-for-campaign-launch-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu, Shettima, APC governors storm Kaduna for campaign launch \u2013 Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Abdul\u2019aziz Yari, Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, and Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the party, are leading the ruling party\u2019s heavyweights to Kaduna for its first presidential campaign rally ahead of the January 16, 2027 election.\n<\/p>\n<p>The rally, scheduled for Saturday, is expected to draw APC governors, members of the National Working Committee (NWC), National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Caucus, leaders of the National Assembly, former governors, state chairmen and other party stalwarts, as Tinubu\u2019s re-election campaign officially begins.\n<\/p>\n<p>The rally marks the APC\u2019s first major presidential campaign outing since the commencement of campaigns on August 19, setting the stage for a contest in which the ruling party faces a determined opposition led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).\n<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna occupies a strategic position in the APC\u2019s campaign calculations, having delivered a presidential election victory to Atiku Abubakar, then candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over Tinubu in 2023.\n<\/p>\n<p>The state is also emerging as a critical battleground in the 2027 contest, with Atiku now flying the ADC\u2019s presidential flag and Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of the state, serving as deputy chairman of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council.<\/p>\n<p>The APC\u2019s decision to first open its nationwide campaign tour in Kaduna offers Tinubu an opportunity to strengthen the party\u2019s foothold in the North-West, mobilise supporters and challenge the opposition\u2019s influence in a state that proved decisive in the previous presidential election.\n<\/p>\n<p>BusinessDay reports that the APC\u2019s proposed 36-state campaign schedule begins in Kaduna and ends with a grand rally in Lagos on January 9, 2027, one week before the election day.\n<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposed itinerary, Tinubu is expected to personally attend rallies in 12 states: \u2013 Kaduna, Rivers, Plateau, Oyo, Borno, Enugu, Bauchi, Sokoto, Delta, Kano, Adamawa and Lagos.\n<\/p>\n<p>The selection includes several major electoral battlegrounds, reflecting the party\u2019s effort to balance nationwide mobilisation with the demands of governance as Tinubu seeks a second term.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"bday-read-also\">\n<h4>Related News<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"bday-ad bday-ad--gam\" id=\"bday-ad-2\" data-bday-ad=\"\" data-unit=\"bd-body-2\" data-placement=\"below_share_buttons\" data-partner=\"gam\" data-category=\"display\" data-device=\"all\"><span class=\"bday-ad__label\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"bday-google-badges\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=businessday.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tinubu-Shettima-APC-governors-storm-Kaduna-for-campaign-launch-\u2013-Businessday-NG.jpg\" alt=\"Add BusinessDay as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKQgKIiNDQklTRkFnTWFoQUtEbUoxYzJsdVpYTnpaR0Y1TG01bktBQVAB?hl=en-NG&amp;gl=NG&amp;ceid=NG%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tinubu-Shettima-APC-governors-storm-Kaduna-for-campaign-launch-\u2013-Businessday-NG-1.jpg\" alt=\"Follow BusinessDay on Google News\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Businessday NG<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Abdul\u2019aziz Yari, Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, and Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the party, are leading the&hellip; 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