Atiku, others to get only two percent votes in presidential polls – Adamawa APC chair vows
• Threatens to expel stakeholders who fail to deliver Tinubu, Fintiri, other APC candidates in units
By Mohammed Ismail
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Bello Alhaji Hamza Madagali, has predicted that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and other opposition presidential candidates will secure a combined two per cent of the votes in the state during the 2027 general elections.
Madagali made the prediction on Thursday at the official flag-off of the APC consolidated campaign train in Yola, expressing confidence that the ruling party would record an overwhelming victory across the state.
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He dismissed the electoral prospects of opposition candidates, including Atiku, an Adamawa indigene, describing their chances against the APC as insignificant.
His statement represents a sharp contradiction going by the presidential result of the 2023 election in Adamawa State. During the period, Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the opposition PDP outpaced other presidential candidates with wide margin by scoring a total 417,611 votes representing 57.12 percent.
During the election, Tinubu of APC trailed far behind with182, 881 votes representing 25.01% while Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of LP scored 105,648 representing 14.45%.
The party chairman also issued a stern warning to APC executives and stakeholders at the unit and ward levels, threatening expulsion for those who fail to deliver their polling units for President Bola Tinubu, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the party’s governorship candidate, Alhaji Tijjani Galadima, and other APC candidates.
He said the party was determined to win across all elective positions, including the presidential, governorship, National Assembly and State House of Assembly elections.
Madagali charged party officials to take full responsibility for grassroots mobilisation, insisting that every stakeholder must demonstrate commitment by securing votes for the party in their respective units and wards.
According to him, any stakeholder who fails to deliver his or her electoral constituency should be prepared to face expulsion from the party.
He maintained that the APC leadership would hold its grassroots structures accountable for the party’s electoral performance in 2027.
Meanwhile, the APC leader in Adamawa State, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, urged residents to support President Tinubu’s re-election bid, arguing that the President had made significant efforts to address insecurity and stabilise the national economy.
Fintiri said the Tinubu administration had introduced policies which, according to him, were already producing positive effects on citizens and the country’s economic fortunes.
He expressed confidence that another four-year mandate for Tinubu would further strengthen the economy and improve the living conditions of Nigerians.
The governor also assured residents that his administration would sustain its commitment to good governance, infrastructure development and the welfare of the people.
As part of measures to promote public welfare, Fintiri announced plans to introduce free transportation services for youths and women across Adamawa State.
Other speakers at the campaign flag-off commended the leadership of Tinubu and Fintiri, pledging to mobilise support and canvass votes for the APC presidential, governorship and other candidates in the 2027 elections.
