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The presidency observed, with dismay, the growing number of advertising billboards in some cities that promote the 2027 campaign for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and vice -president Kashim Shettimo.
It is worth noting that some of these billboards with the photos of the president and his wife, Senator Oltemi Tinubu, decorated on them are arising in Abuja and Kano in particular.
While President Tinubu and Vice -President Shettimo greatly appreciate their teeming and faithful supporters throughout the country for their enthusiasm and continuous support, the two leaders do not support any campaign that violates the laws of the earth.
The electoral law that guides the conduct of the elections and political campaigns prohibits any form of the countryside for the general elections of 2027. The premature campaign can undermine the integrity of the electoral process and create unjust advantages. As a leader respectful of the law, the president Tinubu and the Vice -President Shettimo do not support any action that undermines our institutions and the electoral process.
Until the independent National Electoral Commission (Iner) establishes the calendar for the 2027 elections, the president has not approved or authorized any or any group to mount a 2027 campaign for him through any media channel, both outside the home, printing, digital, radio or television.
Therefore, we urgently call individuals and groups that finance this political campaign of 2027 through the deposit in progress on materials on advertising billboards at national level to cease immediately.
President Tinubu and his deputy are fully committed to delivering the in progress task of the nation who have set themselves. This commitment is evident in their attention to economic revitalization, the development of human capital, to infrastructure renewal, social investments and national security.
When the INSC indicates that the processes for the 2027 elections can begin, the president Tinubu will duly informed the Nigerians of his plans.
*Bayo Onanuga
Special consultant of the President,
(Information and strategies)
