{"id":9267,"date":"2026-11-04T19:15:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T19:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/2027-obasanjos-son-backs-tinubus-re-election\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T19:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T19:15:46","slug":"2027-obasanjos-son-backs-tinubus-re-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/2027-obasanjos-son-backs-tinubus-re-election\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Obasanjo\u2019s son backs Tinubu\u2019s re-election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Olujuwon Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has joined the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement as Special Adviser on Political Affairs, pledging to support President Bola Tinubu\u2019s re-election bid in 2027.\n<\/p>\n<p>Olujuwon made his position known during a visit to the movement\u2019s headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, where he was received by its National Coordinator, Sunday Asuku.\n<\/p>\n<p>He was taken on a guided tour of the facility to familiarise himself with the organisation\u2019s structure and operations.\n<\/p>\n<p>Describing his appointment as an honour and privilege, Olujuwon commended the group for its grassroots mobilisation, community outreach and efforts to promote the activities of the Tinubu administration.<\/p>\n<p>He said he had followed the movement\u2019s activities for some time and was impressed by its efforts, adding that he was prepared to contribute to its objectives and the President\u2019s second-term ambition.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cPresident Tinubu has started on a good note, making it necessary for Nigerians, particularly young people, to join hands to sustain the ongoing reforms and ensure continuity in governance.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, you will notice that the country has made progress in areas including salary payments, infrastructure development and investment opportunities. And I think the gains recorded should be sustained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He expressed confidence that sustained support for Tinubu would enable the administration to consolidate its achievements and deliver more dividends of democracy to Nigerians. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Olujuwon also disclosed that he had been a member of the All Progressives Congress since 2014, noting that members of his family were free to pursue different political interests without hostility.\n<\/p>\n<p>He said his family \u201callows members to hold independent political views and pursue our political interests without animosity.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming him to the movement, Asuku described Olujuwon as an experienced political figure whose leadership and governance background would strengthen the organisation\u2019s mobilisation efforts.\n<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWe are certain his experience and understanding of political mobilisation would strengthen the movement and advance its activities across the country.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>The national coordinator said the group was pleased with Olujuwon\u2019s decision to join, expressing confidence that he would deploy his political experience and knowledge to advance its objectives.\n<\/p>\n<p>The development comes as political groups and parties begin positioning themselves ahead of the 2027 general election, with supporters of the President intensifying grassroots mobilisation for his re-election.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olujuwon Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has joined the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement as Special Adviser on Political Affairs, pledging to support President Bola Tinubu\u2019s re-election bid in 2027.&hellip; <\/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-9267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9267","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=9267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9267\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}