Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has pledged to mobilize 2.5 million votes in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in 2027. The governor made this bold promise during a high-level meeting of South-South APC stakeholders held in Benin City over the weekend.
Okpebholo said his strategy is rooted in visible development projects that are already reshaping both urban and rural parts of the state. According to him, his administration has taken deliberate steps to bring infrastructure to previously neglected communities, including the hometown of his predecessor, former Governor Godwin Obaseki.
“I’m not just talking, I’m already working,” Okpebholo said. “There are eight communities in that area, and not one road was tarred under the previous government. Now, we’re not only present—we’re delivering.”
The event, organized by the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), brought together several influential figures in the APC, including Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State, Minister of Regional Development Abubakar Momoh, NDDC Managing Director Samuel Obuku, and other top party stakeholders from across the Niger Delta.
Governor Okpebholo credited President Tinubu for creating the enabling environment that has allowed state governments to pursue ambitious development plans. “This is a president who is making the tough calls and releasing the funds we need to work. He deserves our full support,” he said.
He recalled the political and economic challenges Tinubu faced during the 2023 campaign—from cash and fuel scarcity to systemic resistance—but praised the president for staying the course and delivering reforms.
“No matter what they threw at him, he stood tall. And now that he’s delivering for Nigeria, it’s only right that we stand with him in 2027,” the governor declared.
Okpebholo’s declaration comes as the APC begins to strengthen its political machinery in the South-South ahead of upcoming elections, with regional leaders signaling unity and commitment to securing another term for the Tinubu administration.
