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From Fred Itua, Abuja
The campaign for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 received a boost in Cross River State yesterday as the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, led by its Grand Patron, Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, deployed 25 campaign vehicles to strengthen grassroots mobilisation across the state.
The vehicles, alongside other campaign materials, were distributed during the inauguration of the movement’s state structure in Calabar, where the Cross River State Government pledged to mobilise at least 1.5 million votes for the President in the forthcoming general elections.
Governor Bassey Otu, represented by his deputy, Dr. Peter Odey, said the state was committed to supporting Tinubu’s re-election in appreciation of developments recorded under his administration, including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, increased federal allocations, infrastructure development and regular payment of salaries. The governor said the additional campaign logistics provided by the movement had raised the state’s projected electoral contribution from one million to 1.5 million votes.
He maintained that Tinubu’s re-election would further advance Cross River’s development aspirations, including efforts to regain its oil-producing status and actualise the Bakassi Deep Sea Port project.
Otu also claimed that the President would commission the port on November 13, 2026.
Speaking through the Managing Director of Tantita Security Services, Kestin Ebimorbowei Pondi, Tompolo urged residents of Cross River to support Tinubu and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections.
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He likened the Federal Government’s economic reforms to planting and harvesting, arguing that difficult policy decisions required patience before their benefits could be fully realised.
Tompolo cited the removal of fuel queues, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and increased federal allocations as developments that should be sustained through continuity in government.
He also commended the Cross River State Government for its development efforts, noting that increased resources available to states had supported infrastructure delivery.
The Niger Delta leader assured the state of the movement’s continued support, saying the donated vehicles would strengthen its campaign capacity and improve grassroots mobilisation. National Coordinator of the movement, Sunday Adekanbi Asuku, urged Nigerians to support the President, citing the student loan scheme and local government autonomy among the administration’s initiatives.
Asuku said continuity was necessary to consolidate ongoing reforms and urged eligible voters to obtain and use their Permanent Voter Cards during the elections.
Cross River APC Chairman, Sony Etta, expressed confidence in the party’s electoral prospects, saying the state would use the 2027 election to demonstrate appreciation for the President’s contributions to its development.
The inauguration attracted prominent political figures, including Deputy Governor Peter Odey, Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly and Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of Nigeria, Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, and other APC leaders and stakeholders.
