Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, says
members of defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) will be at the
forefront of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in 2027.
Abbas spoke when members of The Buhari Organisation (TBO)
and former members of the CPC, led by Tanko Almakura, ex-governor of Nasarawa,
visited Tinubu at the Presidential Villa.
In 2013, the CPC, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), and All
Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) merged to form the All Progressives Congress
(APC).
Abbas assured Tinubu of the unconditional support of the
former CPC members, noting that they are pleased with his administration.
“Indeed, today is the very first day that the former members
of CPC gathered in large numbers to visit our president to show support and
appreciation for what he has been doing,” Abbas said.
“I want to seize this opportunity, Mr president, to assure
you of the unconditional support of all former members of the CPC.
“More than 90 percent of those who were active during the
time of CPC are present.”
Abbas said all former CPC members will mobilise grassroots
support for the president across their states.
“And that movement will also be cascaded to local areas, in
all the wards, units in all our states,” he said.
“We will continue to gather support for you and your
administration, and in 2027, Insha Allah, CPC members will be at the forefront
of your support and ensure you come back to continue the good work you are
doing in this country.
“We also want to express our appreciation for the kind of
representation and respect you are giving members of CPC in this government.
“This is the first time, your excellency, that we have three
governors serving under this administration who were all CPC extraction.
“Today, we have three members, so many members of the house
of representatives, so many chief executives who are in this government, and we
believe that many of them were able to make it because of your support.”
Al-Makura said the late former President Muhammadu Buhari,
who founded the defunct party, shared more than political alliance with Tinubu.
“You were united by purpose and vision, not by political
assemblage. Together, you conceptualised and built a foundation that makes the
renewed hope agenda, which is a pragmatic, scientific, and rewarding vision,”
he said.
“This is not just a slogan but a blueprint for national
restoration. We believe that will be our focus and commitment to ensuring the
success of our party and our ultimate victory come 2027.”
He assured the president of the group’s “unwavering support”
ahead of the 2027 election.
Tinubu thanked the group, noting that part of what he
inherited from Buhari was his honesty, transparency and justice.
“You won’t have anything less than that. You will have joy
at the end of this journey, and we will definitely put something together to
build a Buhari House that will be a house of joy and prosperity.”
In May, the CPC bloc dismissed reports suggesting it exited
the APC.
The group also distanced itself from a faction led by Nasir
el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna, and Abubakar Malami, the former
attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice.
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