By Ogungbayi Adeyemi S. | adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com
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Owerri, Imo State – September 10, 2026
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First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has appealed to voters in the South-East to support her husband, President Bola Tinubu, for a second term in the 2027 presidential election.
Speaking at a women’s empowerment event in Owerri, Imo State, Mrs Tinubu said she wanted President Tinubu re-elected because she hopes to see a prosperous Nigeria in her old age.
“Make una vote for Mr President, we go work for una and Nigeria go better,” she told the gathering, adding that she wanted to “enjoy Nigeria at old age.”
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The empowerment programme, coordinated through the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, is targeting 18,500 women nationwide.
In the South-East, 500 women from each of the five states received business equipment, including generators, grinding machines, gas cylinders and industrial ovens. In Imo, Governor Hope Uzodimma sponsored equipment for an additional 2,000 women, bringing the state’s beneficiaries to 2,500.
Mrs Tinubu also announced a ₦100,000 cash grant for each beneficiary present.
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The appeal comes as President Tinubu prepares to seek re-election amid growing opposition realignments ahead of the 2027 polls.
Tinubu, who was elected in 2023 and has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the 2027 general election, is expected to face major opposition contenders including Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
In the 2023 presidential election, Tinubu of the APC won with 8,794,726 votes, defeating Atiku of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 6,984,520 votes, and Obi of the Labour Party, who finished third with 6,101,533 votes.
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Since assuming office, Tinubu has pursued major economic and structural reforms under his Renewed Hope Agenda, including the removal of the fuel subsidy, liberalisation of the foreign exchange market and overhaul of the tax system.
However, the reforms have faced strong criticism from opposition parties and sections of the public over their impact on living costs, inflation, food and transport prices, naira depreciation and insecurity.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) timetable, the 2027 general elections are scheduled to begin on January 16, 2027. The final voter register is expected on January 11, followed by presidential and National Assembly elections on January 16. Political campaigns will end on February 18, with a possible runoff scheduled for February 28, while governorship and State Assembly elections are set for March 6, 2027.
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