By Ayodele Oni
Despite their appointments as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Governors Charles Soludo’s Anambra, and Ademola Adeleke’s Osun are not part of states listed to be visited by President Bola Tinubu during his reelection campaign tour.
Governors Soludo a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA), Osun Ademola Adeleke of Accord Party and Nyesome Wike FCT minister had been coopted as members of the APC PCC.
In the president’s campaign itenary, released, the president is expected to visit Wike’s Rivers on November 7, while it will be the turn of Oyo, a neighbouring state of Governor Adeleke’s Osun on November 21.
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to visit 12 cities across Nigeria as part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally tour ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Kaduna serving as the official flag-off location on October 24, 2026.
The tour, which stretches from October 2026 to January 2027, covers all six geopolitical zones of the country.
Lagos is set to host the major closing rally on January 9, 2027, rounding off a campaign stretch that lasts nearly three months.
Below are the 12 cities and their scheduled dates:
| S/N | State | City | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaduna | Kaduna | October 24 |
| 2 | Rivers | Port Harcourt | November 7 |
| 3 | Plateau | Jos | November 14 |
| 4 | Oyo | Ibadan | November 21 |
| 5 | Borno | Maiduguri | November 25 |
| 6 | Enugu | Enugu | November 27 |
| 7 | Bauchi | Bauchi | November 29 |
| 8 | Sokoto | Sokoto | December 5 |
| 9 | Delta | Asaba | December 12 |
| 10 | Kano | Kano | December 17 |
| 11 | Adamawa | Yola | January 4 |
| 12 | Lagos | Major Closing Rally | January 9 |
The North West and North East each account for three stops on the tour, making them the most represented regions.
The South South and South West each have two stops, while the North Central and South East are each allocated one stop.
The North West cities on the schedule are Kaduna, Sokoto, and Kano. The North East is represented by Maiduguri, Bauchi, and Yola.
Port Harcourt and Asaba cover the South-South, while Ibadan and Lagos make up the South-West.
Jos represents the North Central, and Enugu stands as the sole South East city on the tour.
The spread of the tour has drawn attention given the varying number of stops across regions, particularly the single stop assigned to the South East.
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