No Vacancy in Aso Rock in 2027, Says APC Secretary, Seeks Support for Tinubu

Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bashir Ajibola, has stated that there is no vacancy in Aso Rock in 2027 and urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the next general election.

Ajibola stated this in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital at the weekend while speaking at a multi-billion agriculture and human capital development empowerment programme organised by Senator Saliu Mustapha, who represents Kwara Central in the Senate.

Addressing the beneficiaries and APC supporters, Ajibola emphasised the need for continued support for President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, stressing that the administration’s food security reforms were yielding results.

“The programmes of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his renewed Hope Agenda are yielding fruits and turning the country into a self-dependent nation. The food security reforms are yielding good results. I enjoin you all to support President Tinubu and Senator Mustapha in the elections with your votes. I repeat, there is no vacancy in Aso Rock in 2027,” Ajibola stated.

The programme was attended by top government officials, including the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari; Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau, and some senators.
In his speech, Kyari hailed President Tinubu’s agricultural reforms, noting that they were making food more available and affordable.

“The reform President Tinubu initiated in terms of food security is working; we have seen and are feeling that food is not only available, but prices are gradually becoming affordable,” the minister said.
On his part, Barau also praised Mustapha for his role as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, describing him as a key figure in advancing the president’s agenda.

Mustapha, in his address, said the event was in alignment with President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, saying that, “if we must align with Mr. President’s Renewed Hope Agenda, we must play key roles in the education of our people, and empowering them to contribute significantly to the nation’s economy.’
 “I have always consulted with my brothers in the senate. Today’s programme is a symbolic one to flag off work with the people we have trained. We have given over 200 youths scholarships to the university level, including accommodation.

“I was fascinated the other day, seeing women climbing poles when they were being trained about how to fix and repair solar when I went to check them during the training session.

“We have those in the abattoir business too, over 100 of them who will go home with one cow each; It’s worth N1 million each.

“We also have refrigerators for those lacking means to preserve items from which they’re earning means of livelihood.

“We have over 450 grinding machines for our women; we have taken the time to find out that several of our women’s machines are not working.

“Two tractors each for the LG is also to support farmers in the local governments in my constituency,” he said.

The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, who represented the Senate President, Senator Goodwill Akpabio, at the event in his personal capacity, also donated 200 sewing machines to support his colleague.