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Traditional rulers from the six Southwest states are expected to endorse President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid at a regional conference scheduled for November 19 at Oduduwa House.
The conference, organised by the Southwest Nigeria Baales Forum, will attract Obas, Chiefs and Baales, with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, expected as the royal father of the day.
Former Lagos State Governor and Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), who is the Southwest Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholders’ Mobilisation in the 2027 All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, is also expected to address the gathering.
Themed “Re-election in Large Turnout Across Southwest Regions,” the conference will focus on regional development, security, education, food security and economic prosperity, alongside efforts to mobilise grassroots support for Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The convener and Chairman of the Planning Committee, Dr Seyi Bamigbade, said traditional institutions across the region were prepared to participate in the engagement.
He attributed the organisers’ support for Tinubu’s administration to its infrastructure projects, economic reforms and security interventions, citing the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as an example.
Bamigbade also urged Southwest governors to support the traditional rulers in hosting the conference, adding that the monarchs would present a development blueprint and outline strategies for mobilising voters across the region.
Similarly, the Secretary of the Southwest Stakeholders Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Buhari AbdulFatai, highlighted the Federal Government’s agricultural interventions, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), local government autonomy and infrastructure funding as key components of the administration’s policies.
He said these initiatives would feature in discussions on grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections.
