As Nigeria prepares for its presidential election on 16 January 2027, field surveys released this week indicate a strong lead for incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with some analysts describing the projected outcome as an “electoral tsunami.” The campaign’s momentum is being amplified by High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, who in June 2025 unveiled the PBAT Door‑to‑Door Movement as a dedicated vehicle for Tinubu’s re‑election.
The PBAT Door‑to‑Door Movement is designed to carry President Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda from ward to ward, street to street and door to door across Nigeria’s 774 local government areas, 8,809 wards and 176,846 polling units. According to the movement’s organizers, the effort aims to mobilise at least ten million votes for the incumbent.
To implement the strategy, the movement has appointed coordinators, ambassadors and volunteers in every state, each supported by campaign vehicles to facilitate mobility. Volunteers are tasked with face‑to‑face voter engagement, including house‑to‑house visits, focus‑group discussions, phone calls and voter‑education activities such as helping citizens confirm their designated polling centres.
The door‑to‑door approach mirrors tactics used in other democracies, a point noted by campaign observers who cite former U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns and France’s 2012 presidential election won by François Hollande. In the Nigerian context, the movement is presented as a counter‑measure to opposition campaigns that rely heavily on social‑media messaging.
Reports from the field show Tompolo’s volunteers operating in locations ranging from Benin and Birnin‑Kebbi to Port Harcourt and Potiskum, promoting Tinubu’s projects in infrastructure, agriculture, education, health and other sectors. By emphasizing direct, personal contact with voters, the movement seeks to translate its grassroots outreach into electoral support ahead of the 16 January vote.
<small>Source: The Sun Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>