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VIDEO: Fashola Hosts Lagos Stakeholders’ Meeting to Build Support for Tinubu in 2027

Former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has held a stakeholders’ engagement in Lagos as the All Progressives Congress intensifies efforts to build support for President Bola… pic.twitter.com/wZ09sgIJ97

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VIDEO NEWS: Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, arrives at the stakeholders’ engagement hosted by Babatunde Fashola, SAN, APC Presidential Campaign Council’s South-West Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholders’ Mobilisation, in Lagos. 🇳🇬❤️🔥 https://t.co/PIu8aIes0v pic.twitter.com/qeQanPczG8

— A. Ayofe (@abdullahayofel) November 3, 2026

VIDEO NEWS: The Lagos State incoming Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, (@drobafemihamzat ) arrives at the stakeholders’ engagement hosted by Babatunde Fashola, SAN, APC Presidential Campaign Council’s South-West Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholders’ Mobilisation, in Lagos🇳🇬❤️🔥 https://t.co/PIu8aIes0v pic.twitter.com/GscNjZDXVi

— A. Ayofe (@abdullahayofel) November 3, 2026

See how the incoming Governor of Lagos State warmly greets H.E. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, today.

Two true Omoluabis, class and respect on full display ❤️🤍 pic.twitter.com/eicKP7hgpd

— A. Ayofe (@abdullahayofel) November 3, 2026

VIDEO NEWS: H.E. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, calls for unity, stronger grassroots mobilisation and sustained engagement ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid🇳🇬❤️🔥 https://t.co/PIu8aIes0v pic.twitter.com/wp25Bvk66n

— A. Ayofe (@abdullahayofel) November 3, 2026

VIDEO NEWS: Former Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, arrives at the stakeholders’ engagement hosted by Babatunde Fashola, SAN, APC Presidential Campaign Council’s South-West Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholders’ Mobilisation, in Lagos. 🇳🇬❤️🔥#SouthWest4RenewedHope2_0 https://t.co/dpVp3hZIng pic.twitter.com/eCm08ovfx8

— A. Ayofe (@abdullahayofel) November 3, 2026

HAPPENING NOW: 2027: APC Presidential Campaign Council’s South-West Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholders’ Mobilisation, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, set to host a stakeholders’ engagement in Lagos to strengthen grassroots mobilisation and consolidate support for President Tinubu’s… pic.twitter.com/iTUsSqDj8z

— A. Ayofe (@abdullahayofel) November 3, 2026

I joined APC leaders and stakeholders from across the Southwest states at a regional meeting in Ikeja, Lagos, to discuss the future of our party and rally support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.

Our strength lies in our unity, shared purpose and commitment to the progress of our people.

The campaign for President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda is built on a foundation of service to the people and steady economic progress. Our work across the region has always been about renewing our infrastructure, opening doors of opportunity and delivering on our promises.

Our collective resolve is strengthened to keep driving that vision forward under President Bola Tinubu's leadership.

I joined leaders and members of the APC at the South-West Stakeholders’ Engagement to review our progress and align our priorities for the work ahead.

The core of our campaign effort centers on showing the real impact of the Mr President’s ongoing reforms. His vision for a stronger, more prosperous Nigeria requires collective commitment and the willingness to make the difficult decisions needed to move our country forward.

Our task ahead is to strengthen our grassroots engagement across every constituency, keep our party united and ensure that citizens understand the progress being made and the work still to be done. We must remain connected to the people and focused on the issues that matter to them.

Fashola urges grassroots mobilisation ahead of 2027 polls


By Olasunkanmi Akoni
November 3, 2026

Former Lagos State Governor and Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, has urged All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in the South-West to strengthen grassroots mobilisation and engage stakeholders across party lines to secure victory in the 2027 general elections.

Fashola made the call on Tuesday at a strategic meeting of South-West political stakeholders held in Ikeja, Lagos.

The meeting was attended by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, APC State Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, and other party leaders and zonal coordinators.

Fashola outlined a strategy for unifying party structures and increasing voter turnout ahead of the elections.

He urged participants from the six states in the zone to establish structured stakeholder engagement forums at three levels: state, local government and ward.

Emphasising the need for inclusive engagement, he said stakeholders should not be limited to APC members but should include individuals and groups capable of influencing electoral outcomes across party lines.

“A stakeholder is anyone who can impact election outcomes, spanning party lines, opposing caucuses, artisans and union members,” he said.

Fashola, who is working with former Ondo State Governor Segun Mimiko, former Ekiti State Governor Segun Oni and Secretary Senator Fatai Buhari on the Presidential Campaign Council’s South-West strategy, said he would visit each state after the initial engagement forums had been established.

He said the visits would provide opportunities to address local political concerns, respect the peculiarities of each state and escalate issues requiring national intervention.

Describing politics as local, Fashola urged party leaders to reach out to newly registered voters and re-engage those who had become apathetic towards the electoral process.

He also called on them to recognise the significance of the country’s North-South political rotation and take advantage of the prevailing political moment to strengthen the party’s electoral prospects.

The meeting later went into a closed-door session, with a communiqué expected at the end of the deliberations for release to the media.

No matter how holy a politician is and how unholy another is, it is not the job of a priest to mention names of who to vote and who not to vote. Catholic priests are by law banned from PARTISAN politics. That's why Fr Alia of Benue state is on suspension. Every priest who contested for political offices were banned from priestly ministry.

No Catholic priest has the right to use the church to subtly or overtly tell people who to vote.

Also as a Catholic, how could you not know when a Catholic priest is out of line? The beauty of the Catholic Church is that what we believe and practice are so clear that even when a pope deviates from the norm ordinary Catholics like us will know.

This generation of Catholics that cheer and clap for priests whose deviant behaviors during liturgical celebrations are so obvious even to a blind person seems apocalyptic to me.

A priest can adopt a candidate, go to people's houses to convince them to vote for such candidate, that's fine. Using the pulpit, the church or any public platform to tell people who to vote for and who not to vote for is partisan and unlawful for a priest.

As a Catholic, don't cheer and clap for such priests. Shake your head in shame rather for him to see and after the mass or event, walk up to him and tell him: "Padre, you are breaking the law of the church" respectfully and firmly. Principles should not be sacrificed for persons, that's a recipe for anarchy.

“He is in perfect health. There's nothing wrong with him. It's just exhaustion and we are trying to calm him down to take a sleep. He is fine…”

— Dr. Sam Omale, NDC Deputy Campaign Spokesperson, speaks pic.twitter.com/PHutUHWsrk

— Thεό Abu (@TheoAbuAgada) November 3, 2026

According to Information on the street Peter Obi broke his neck while practicing for A TikTok challenge

New skit dropped.🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/VMVXeO58hV

— THE TROJAN BEAST (@THETROJANBEAST) November 1, 2026

Obi not hospitalised, spokesman dismisses viral gym injury report

The camp of the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dismissed a viral report and photographs circulating on social media claiming that the former Anambra State governor was hospitalised after breaking his neck in a gym.

Obi’s spokesman, Idris Zekeri, described the report as false in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, accusing the candidate’s political detractors of fabricating the story to score cheap political points ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

When contacted by telephone to clarify the report, he laughed wildly before dismissing it as a malicious attempt to spread misinformation about his principal.

Zekeri described the images circulating on social media platforms as doctored fabrications, insisting that Obi was in good health.

He said, “There is zero iota of truth in that rumour. No such thing happened. I was with His Excellency, Mr Peter Obi, at about 7 am today (Sunday) when he got on a flight for an international engagement.

“But I can assure you that he is safe, sound and in the finest state of health, mind, body, soul and spirit. He is ready to continue to engage with Nigerians as we prepare to kick out the faceless and lying APC.

“What you witnessed is a product of these guys who are desperately looking for lies to tell every day, having failed spectacularly to deliver on the mandate that they “grabbed, snatched and ran” away with from Nigerians.

“But we are not perturbed. Mr Peter Obi is in sound health of mind and body. We are not worried about it,” he said.

When asked about Obi’s destination, the spokesman declined to disclose details, saying he had not been authorised to make them public.

“I have not been cleared to release such details. That’s also because it is a long-haul flight. As I am talking to you, I am sure he is still on that flight, which I believe should be 16 hours,” he added.

The development comes as political parties and their candidates intensify preparations for the 2027 general election, with social media increasingly serving as a platform for political messaging, claims and counterclaims.