‘No travel abroad before election day’, Lagos APC directs candidates

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has ordered that no candidates vying for positions in the upcoming 2027 general elections be allowed to travel abroad, before the completion of voting.

The chairman of the party in the state, Cornelius Ojelabi who issued the directive, said candidates must remain in Nigeria until the end of the 2027 general elections.

He gave the directive during the inauguration of the APC Tinubu-Hamzat Campaign Council at the party secretariat in Ikeja.

The campaign council was created to coordinate the party’s efforts to secure the election of President Bola Tinubu and the APC gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Femi Hamzat, in the 2027 elections.

The inauguration also officially marked the start of APC campaign activities across the state ahead of the general elections.

Addressing the candidates, Ojelabi urged them to cooperate with the campaign council and remain actively involved in the party’s mobilization efforts.

“To our candidates, cooperate with the campaign council and make yourself available. After today’s inauguration, no candidate will be allowed to travel abroad until the general election is over,” he said.

The APC chairman also warned his members not to underestimate the opposition, and urged them to remain focused and work together to achieve the party’s electoral goals.

He said the campaign would be carried out to the grassroots through party structures across senatorial districts, local government areas, wards and polling units.

According to Ojelabi, his party is targeting five million votes in Lagos State and plans to rely on coordinated grassroots mobilization to achieve this target.

He further appealed to party members to maintain peace throughout the campaign period.

“Let our campaign be free from hatred, thuggery and violence,” said Ojelabi.