{"id":8041,"date":"2026-11-03T19:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T19:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/fashola-urges-grassroots-mobilisation-ahead-of-2027-polls\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T19:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T19:00:55","slug":"fashola-urges-grassroots-mobilisation-ahead-of-2027-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/fashola-urges-grassroots-mobilisation-ahead-of-2027-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashola urges grassroots mobilisation ahead of 2027 polls"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"LASU\u2019s<\/p>\n

By Olasunkanmi Akoni<\/p>\n

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Former Lagos State Governor and Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, has urged All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in the South-West to strengthen grassroots mobilisation and engage stakeholders across party lines to secure victory in the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n

Fashola made the call on Tuesday at a strategic meeting of South-West political stakeholders held in Ikeja, Lagos.<\/p>\n

The meeting was attended by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, APC State Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, and other party leaders and zonal coordinators.<\/p>\n

Fashola outlined a strategy for unifying party structures and increasing voter turnout ahead of the elections.<\/p>\n

He urged participants from the six states in the zone to establish structured stakeholder engagement forums at three levels: state, local government and ward.<\/p>\n

Emphasising the need for inclusive engagement, he said stakeholders should not be limited to APC members but should include individuals and groups capable of influencing electoral outcomes across party lines.<\/p>\n

\u201cA stakeholder is anyone who can impact election outcomes, spanning party lines, opposing caucuses, artisans and union members,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Fashola, who is working with former Ondo State Governor Segun Mimiko, former Ekiti State Governor Segun Oni and Secretary Senator Fatai Buhari on the Presidential Campaign Council\u2019s South-West strategy, said he would visit each state after the initial engagement forums had been established.<\/p>\n

He said the visits would provide opportunities to address local political concerns, respect the peculiarities of each state and escalate issues requiring national intervention.<\/p>\n

Describing politics as local, Fashola urged party leaders to reach out to newly registered voters and re-engage those who had become apathetic towards the electoral process.<\/p>\n

He also called on them to recognise the significance of the country\u2019s North-South political rotation and take advantage of the prevailing political moment to strengthen the party\u2019s electoral prospects.<\/p>\n

The meeting later went into a closed-door session, with a communiqu\u00e9 expected at the end of the deliberations for release to the media.<\/p>\n

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