2027 Election: Top Minister, Ex-Guber Candidate Absent As Bayelsa APC Endorses Tinubu

• The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second term is a done deal
• The party on Tuesday endorsed Tinubu’s re-election and vowed to work for his resounding victory in the 2027 general elections
• However, the absence of minister of state for petroleum (oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and the 2019 governorship candidate, Chief David Lyon, raises questions in Bayelsa APC

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

The Bayelsa state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 general election on Tuesday, September 9.

As reported by The Punch, the endorsement took place at the APC’s 12th expanded stakeholders’ meeting in Yenagoa on Tuesday.

Members of the state’s APC National Working Committee (NWC), led by deputy national chairman (South), Chief Emma Eneukwu, representing national chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, were in attendance.

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Ambassador Philip Ikrusi moved the motion for Tinubu’s endorsement, seconded by former House of Representatives member, Preye Oseke.

“I raise this motion in recognition of the outstanding leadership and vision that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has demonstrated since assuming office in 2023,” Ikrusi said.

The party pledged to mobilise members, structures, and resources across all wards and local government areas in the state to secure a “resounding victory” for Tinubu in 2027.

Lokpobiri, Lyon absence raises questions

Interestingly, the absence of two of the party’s most prominent figures, minister of state for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and the party’s 2019 governorship candidate, Chief David Lyon, raised questions about the APC’s unity in the state.

However, former governor and minister of state for petroleum resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, expressed regret over the absence of Lokpobiri and Lyon.

He noted that their participation would have demonstrated a united front before the NWC.

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“The only thing we are lacking is the support of the national leadership. If we have the support, this party is stronger than any other party in the state,” Sylva said.

He added that 2027 would be “a done deal” if the state chapter received the needed backing.

Fayose storms APC rally with PDP-branded cap

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that former Ekiti state governor Ayodele Fayose endorsed Tinubu for a second term in office.

Fayose had stormed the APC rally with his branded PDP cap, adding that he remained a member of the PDP and would not dump the party for the APC.

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2027: APC govs endorse Tinubu as party’s sole candidate

Legit.ng earlier reported that all APC governors on Thursday, endorsed President Bola Tinubu as the sole candidate of the APC, for the 2027 presidential election.

Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo state and chairman of the forum, announced the decision on Thursday, May 22, at the APC summit in Abuja.

Source: Legit.ng