PHOTOS: Tinubu arrives Jos for APC campaign rally

Tinubu arrives Jos for APC campaign rally. Photo: Stanley Nkwocha

President Bola Tinubu arrived in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Saturday for the North-Central zonal rally of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Supporters lined the route from Yakubu Gowon Airport in Heipang to the Zaria Road Stadium, the venue of the rally, waving brooms, flags and placards as the presidential convoy passed.

At the Airport Roundabout, members of the Tinubu/Shettima Support Group, women’s groups, youth associations and traders sang solidarity songs.

“We have been here since 6 am. We are happy Tinubu is here. He is our President and we love him,” said Mrs Mary Gyang, a trader from Terminus Market.

“We are here to welcome Baba. Plateau is for Tinubu. We want him to see that we are solidly behind him,” she added.

At Old Airport Junction, youths wearing APC-branded T-shirts drummed and danced to traditional Berom and Ngas music while chanting the President’s name.

“We came out because we want development. Since Governor Mutfwang joined APC, we have seen roads, we have seen peace. Tinubu must continue,” said Mr Chollom Pwajok, a youth leader from Jos North.

“Look at the crowd, this is not rented crowd. This is love. Plateau people love Tinubu,” he said.

The convener of MAD for President Tinubu in Plateau State, Kate Kyam Richie, said the group organised a solidarity march to mobilise support for Tinubu, Governor Caleb Mutfwang and other APC candidates ahead of the 2027 elections.

She said the group was encouraged by the administration’s infrastructure projects, particularly the ongoing Abuja-Jos road dualisation, and would continue its mobilisation ahead of the elections.

At the Zaria Road Stadium, cultural troupes from the 17 local government areas performed as supporters gathered ahead of the rally. Groups, including the Plateau Progressive Ambassadors, Tinubu For Continuity and Women For Tinubu, also sang and danced around the stadium.

The Chairman of the Plateau Progressive Ambassadors, Comrade Ayuba Dung, said the state’s political leadership was among the reasons for the group’s support for the President.

“We are dancing because Plateau is now in the centre. Our Governor is in APC, our National Chairman is from Plateau, and our President is here with us. What else do we want?” he said.

“Today, Plateau has shown that we are united. We are for Tinubu, we are for peace, we are for progress,” he added.

A farmer from Barkin Ladi, Mr Danladi Musa, said he hoped the President’s visit would lead to more development in rural communities.

“We came from Barkin Ladi to welcome him. We want him to help us with roads and security so we can farm in peace. We are dancing because we believe in him,” Musa said.

Similarly, a resident of Jos South, Mrs Felicia Okonkwo, said she brought her children to see the President.

“I brought my children to see the President. We are happy he came to Jos. We pray for him and we will support him,” she said.

As of the time of filing this report, Tinubu was being received at the stadium by Governor Caleb Mutfwang, APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other party leaders.