Edo APC Targets 2.5 Million Votes For Tinubu In 2027 — Okpebholo

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, and the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have expressed confidence that the party will win the state in the 2027 general elections, targeting 2.5 million votes for President Bola Tinubu.

Okpebholo spoke on Tuesday during an APC mobilisation rally in Ologbo Wards 9 and 10, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, where he presented the party’s candidates for the 2027 elections.

“The APC had established a strong structure across the state and was well-positioned ahead of the elections,” the governor said.

He added that the mobilisation exercise was aimed at strengthening the party at the grassroots and securing support for its candidates, urging members to remain united and committed to the party’s programmes.

At the rally, Okpebholo presented Ogbeide Ihama for the Senate, Felix Igbinovia for the House of Representatives and Clement Ikponmwonsa for the House of Assembly, urging supporters to work towards securing victory for the candidates and assuring that his administration would continue to work for the development of the state.

He thanked residents for attending in large numbers despite rainfall and prayed for God’s blessings upon them.

Speaking at the rally, the Edo APC Chairman, Jarrett Tenebe, said the party was targeting 2.5 million votes for Tinubu in 2027.

“The party leadership had commenced mobilisation across the 18 local government areas to achieve the target,” Tenebe said, noting that the governor and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, had been visiting communities and engaging with party members to strengthen the party ahead of the elections.

Also speaking, the APC chairman in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Sunny Ogbewe, said the governor’s visit had boosted morale of party members in the area, describing Ikpoba-Okha as one of the LGAs with the highest number of registered voters in the state.

Ogbewe said the party would work to secure substantial votes for the APC and commended the governor for projects and interventions in the area.

The governor’s visit is part of the APC’s ongoing mobilisation activities ahead of the 2027 general elections.