President Bola Tinubu announced that, if re‑elected in 2027, his administration will prioritise education, economic recovery, healthcare and the welfare of citizens at a campaign rally held in Port Harcourt on Saturday.
Speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally co‑organised by the Rainbow Coalition led by Chief Nyesom Wike, Tinubu said he would give “deserved attention” to youth development and urged Rivers residents to use their Permanent Voter Cards wisely to help build a “better and more progressive Nigeria.”
He pledged to improve the payment of pensions and gratuities for retirees, and thanked Wike for his commitment to reconciliation and peace‑building during the state’s recent political crisis. “The governor will never regret his commitment to restoring peace in the state,” Tinubu said of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Wike assured the president that Rivers people would “massively support” his re‑election bid, citing the appointment of 47 Rivers residents to national positions as evidence of the president’s support for the state. “We cannot take the president’s support for granted. Rivers people will vote massively for the president in the 2027 presidential election,” he said.
Fubara added that Rivers would deliver no fewer than three million votes for Tinubu and thanked the campaign team for giving the state an opportunity to demonstrate its political strength. He also thanked the president for his commitment to the Niger Delta’s development, especially the Lagos‑Calabar Coastal Highway.
While in Rivers, Tinubu inaugurated the Bonny‑Bodo Road project and presented the APC governorship flag to the party’s candidate, Mr Kingsley Chinda, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
<small>Source: Vanguard News — read the original story there.</small>
