Lagos APC tells candidates not to leave Nigeria before 2027 polls

Summary

The Lagos APC has directed its candidates to remain in Nigeria until after the 2027 general elections as it begins campaign mobilisation.

Highlights

• State chairman Cornelius Ojelabi announced the directive at the inauguration of the party’s Tinubu-Hamzat Campaign Council in Ikeja.
• Ojelabi said candidates should stay available to the campaign structure and take part fully in mobilisation activities.
• He urged party members not to underestimate the opposition and to keep the campaign peaceful.
• The party said it would campaign across senatorial districts, local government areas, wards and polling units.
• Ojelabi said the APC is targeting 5 million votes in Lagos.