President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s daughter and Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Mrs Mujidat Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, has launched a nationwide political mobilisation movement aimed at securing 10 million votes for her father and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
The movement, known as the Iyaloja General Movement (IGM) for Renewed Hope Initiatives, was inaugurated on Thursday at Eagle Square in Abuja, with thousands of market leaders and supporters in attendance.
Speaking at the event, Tinubu-Ojo said the organisation had established structures across the 36 states of the federation, local government areas and wards to mobilise market women, traders and other grassroots supporters ahead of the elections.
She described market traders as an influential voting bloc, citing their numbers and contributions to the economy as reasons for their importance in the electoral process.
According to her, the movement would focus on educating and sensitising market leaders and their members on the need to support the President and the APC in 2027.
Tinubu-Ojo also urged Nigerians to support her father’s administration, warning that a change of government could disrupt ongoing economic reforms.
She specifically cautioned against supporting opposition figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, arguing that their proposed policies could reverse the current administration’s reforms.
Acknowledging the economic difficulties facing Nigerians, she maintained that the government’s policies, particularly the removal of fuel subsidies, would eventually produce positive results.
She likened the current economic situation to the pains of childbirth, insisting that Nigerians needed to endure the difficulties to enjoy the expected benefits of the reforms.
Tinubu-Ojo also defended the removal of fuel subsidies, saying the additional revenue accruing to the federal, state and local governments had helped fund projects and meet obligations, including the payment of workers’ salaries.
The Director-General of the movement, Dr Nasiru Ladan, disclosed that more than 2,500 support groups had joined the organisation, while several others had indicated interest in becoming part of its mobilisation network.
He said the groups had been integrated into the movement’s organisational structure, adding that a database of supporters was being developed across states and local government areas.
Ladan explained that the movement intended to deploy 10 facilitators to each polling unit, with every facilitator expected to mobilise 100 voters, as part of its strategy to achieve the 10 million-vote target.
He said the organisation had already commenced grassroots mobilisation across the country, with structures extending to ward level.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Director-General of the movement, Barrister Adejumbo Omofumilewa, described the inauguration as a mini-rally in support of Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections.
Omofumilewa expressed confidence in the APC’s mobilisation efforts in Lagos, saying the party had addressed the factors responsible for its performance in the state during the 2023 presidential election.
He attributed the party’s previous outcome in Lagos to what he described as an inadequate assessment of the political situation, adding that the experience was considered a betrayal by some party supporters.
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