Ahead of general election scheduled to hold next year 2027, the Renewed Hope People Advocacy (RHPA) and the Tinubu Support Group (TSG) campaigning for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have agreed and come together to Partner and work in Mobilising the grassroots nationwide.
The Director-General of the RHPA, Alhaji Armayau Abubakar, disclosed this when him and other members of the campaign organisation paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of TSG, Dr. Umar Tanko Yakasai on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to Abubakar, the visit aimed at strengthening unity, strategic engagement and collaboration between the two organisations in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda.
He described RHPA as a strategic advocacy platform committed in taking the message of the achievements recorded by the present administration under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Nigerians across the country.
He noted that political success depends largely on effective structures at the grassroots, stressing that support groups must work together rather than operate in isolation.
“Our presence here today is to strengthen the bridge between our organisations, identify areas of mutual cooperation, harmonise our programmes and strategies, and ensure that our collective efforts are directed towards one objective — building a stronger grassroots political structure capable of delivering victory in 2027 and beyond,” he said.
Abubakar identified data-driven mobilisation, effective communication, youth and women engagement, state-level consultations and sustained grassroots presence as key areas that require greater attention ahead of the elections.
He said RHPA had established structures across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, with offices already opened in several states.
The RHPA director-general assured TSG of the organisation's readiness to work together with the group in the spirit of mutual respect, discipline, responsibility and commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Responding, Yakasai welcomed the delegation and described the visit as a major step towards strengthening cooperation among pro-Tinubu support groups.
He commended RHPA for what he described as its extensive grassroots structures, saying the organisation had demonstrated the capacity to contribute meaningfully to the mobilisation effort ahead of 2027.
Yakasai said no single support group could deliver the millions of votes required to secure victory for the President, stressing the need for collaboration among various groups.
“None of us is contesting to be President of Nigeria. So there is no competition. The work is such that one person cannot deliver all the millions of votes needed for the President to win,” he said.
The TSG director-general also recalled the role played by the organisation in the political mobilisation that preceded the 2023 presidential election, saying the group was strategically positioned to coordinate support organisations ahead of the 2027 polls.
He disclosed that TSG was considering a decentralised approach to the coordination of support groups, with state structures playing a more prominent role.
According to him, the proposed arrangement would enable support groups to work directly with TSG structures in states where they have established presence, thereby improving accountability and ensuring that contributions are properly identified.
Yakasai explained that the 2023 model, where several support groups operated from the centre, sometimes made it difficult to determine which organisation was responsible for specific grassroots mobilisation outcomes.
He said the new approach would ensure greater coordination, accountability and recognition for support groups based on their actual activities in different states.
Yakasai assured RHPA and other support organisations of TSG's readiness to provide a platform for collaboration, particularly for groups with credible structures and capacity to mobilise at the grassroots.
He expressed optimism that the partnership between RHPA and TSG would contribute to building a stronger and more coordinated political structure for the 2027 elections.
Earlier, The National Publicity Secretary and Media Director of the Renewed Hope People Advocacy, Prince Adepuji Olatayo Teriba while introducing the organization said the organisation had established structures across the states, wards and all 774 local government areas of the country with chairmen to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Teriba disclosed that the organisation beyond Abuja currently has Secretariat in 10 states of the federation, as well as an international presence, as part of its preparations and mobilisation efforts ahead of the 2027 elections.
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