Dr. Michael Nwoko, South-South Zonal Coordinator for Grassroots Engagement and Mobilisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, played a strategic role in the party’s presidential campaign outings in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as the ruling party intensified efforts to consolidate its support base ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Nwoko’s involvement in the two-city campaign reflects the importance attached to grassroots mobilisation, political coordination and stakeholder engagement in the South-South geopolitical zone, where the APC is seeking to strengthen its electoral presence and build wider support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid.
The campaign, which featured Vice President Kashim Shettima, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu and other prominent party leaders, attracted enthusiastic receptions in both states, with party supporters turning out in large numbers to demonstrate their support for the APC.
The Uyo engagement provided an opportunity for the campaign to connect the Tinubu administration’s development agenda with infrastructure and economic opportunities in Akwa Ibom.
President Tinubu highlighted projects delivered by Governor Umo Eno, particularly in aviation, roads and tourism, while identifying the proposed Ibom Deep Sea Port as a major economic opportunity capable of stimulating trade, investment and employment across the South-South region.
n Port Harcourt, the campaign moved to the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, where the President addressed supporters on the administration’s achievements, prevailing challenges and plans for the country’s future.
He emphasised that the 2027 general election would be particularly important for young Nigerians and the opportunities available to the next generation.
For Nwoko, whose mobilisation mandate covers Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states, the two-state campaign represents an important test of the regional coordination machinery of the APC Presidential Campaign Council. His assignment involves strengthening grassroots structures, engaging political stakeholders and expanding youth participation in the party’s re-election campaign.
His additional roles as South-South Coordinator of Contact and Mobilisation for the City Boy Movement and National Convener of Youth Structure for Asiwaju (YS4A) also place him within two mobilisation networks supporting President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The Uyo and Port Harcourt outings have further reinforced the APC’s efforts to consolidate its political foothold in the South-South, with the party banking on regional collaboration, grassroots participation and the support of influential political stakeholders to strengthen its 2027 electoral prospects.
President Tinubu, in his post-campaign remarks, expressed appreciation to Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governors Umo Eno and Siminalayi Fubara, party leaders, traditional rulers and supporters for the warm reception in both states, declaring that the South-South would not be left behind in the country’s development journey.
