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As campaigns for the January 2027 presidential election gather momentum, door-to-door movement PBAT has launched its grassroots mobilization campaign in Taraba State, calling on residents to support the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The movement, led by its Grand Patron, Senior Chief Minister Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, said the President’s reforms require more time to consolidate and deliver greater benefits to Nigerians.
Represented at the launch in Jalingo by High Chief Kestin Pondi, Tompolo said Taraba is benefiting from the policies of the Tinubu administration, stressing that continuity is needed to sustain the gains recorded so far.
He said: “Taraba is prospering because President Tinubu has good reform policies that are moving the state forward. If we want these policies to continue and be more robust, to consolidate them, we need to give the president four more years.”
According to him, another mandate would ensure that public servants continue to receive their salaries as due, while Governor Agbu Kefas would have more time to develop the state.
Tompolo said some challenges previously experienced by Nigerians, including fuel queues and disruptions in university education, had reduced, attributing the changes to the Tinubu administration’s policies.
He acknowledged that the reforms bring challenges, but said they take time to produce the full benefits.
“Every policy needs time to consolidate; every policy needs time to show dividends. Every policy reform will always bring with it its own challenges, but once we have endured a while and these have passed, we will take the smooth road on which we need to proceed,” he said.
He urged supporters of the movement to take the campaign to all levels of society, including homes, religious centres, neighbourhoods, local government areas and polling units.
Speaking at the event, Governor Agbu Kefas said the people of Taraba are already witnessing the impact of the Tinubu administration through projects implemented in the state.
“Taraba is ready. There is no need to tell the people of Taraba state what the president is doing; they see what the president is doing through me,” Kefas said.
The Governor said his administration remains committed to the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda, adding that the State will continue to work with the Federal Government on development projects.
“We are moving forward with the mandate of Mr. President’s Renewed Agenda of Hope and by the grace of God we will go to all units, departments and stop projects and commission projects, we will not tell empty stories,” he said.
Kefas also pledged massive support to Tinubu in the 2027 presidential elections.
“I want to assure you that we will show up en masse and give the President 100% of the votes. We are ready for Mr. President,” he said.
Earlier, the national coordinator of the PBAT door-to-door movement, Sunday Asuku, said the group was in Taraba to extend its message of support to the president and governor of the state.
Asuku said Nigerians should maintain the current political direction, arguing that abandoning the Tinubu administration’s reforms would be counterproductive.
“The safest path for us today is the APC. We are on the right trajectory and that is why we should stay where we are,” he said.
He commended Kefas for what he described as the achievements recorded in Taraba over the past three years, saying the turnout at the event reflected grassroots support for the governor.
The highlight of the event was the donation of 25 campaign vehicles, generators and electronic speakers for grassroots mobilization.
