Nigeria, Nov. 9 -- On October 14, 2026, while inaugurating his Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced that he would not physically accompany his campaign team to every state. Responding to Governor Hope Uzodimma's advice that electioneering should not distract him from governance, Tinubu agreed that Nigeria needed his attention, stressing that presidential responsibilities would continue even as the campaign progressed. He promised to communicate directly with Nigerians while allowing party leaders to mobilise support nationwide, adding that there were bills to pay and American creditors could not wait.

Importantly, Tinubu did not announce his withdrawal from campaig...