2027: Delta APC Mobilises 250 Support Groups, Begins Fresh Grassroots Offensive. - The Guardian Nigeria News

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has commenced a fresh grassroots mobilisation drive ahead of the 2027 general elections, bringing about 250 support groups under a coordinated framework to strengthen the party’s electoral machinery across the state.

The initiative is part of the party’s broader strategy to consolidate its growing political presence in Delta and expand its support base ahead of the presidential, governorship, National Assembly and State Assembly elections.

At an interface with representatives of the support groups, the APC leadership directed them to immediately intensify grassroots mobilisation, identify existing supporters, consolidate their various support bases and work within the established structure and electoral strategy of the party.

Declaring the meeting open, the State Chairman of the party, Chief Solomon Arenyeka, described the support groups as an important component of the APC’s mobilisation machinery, saying their numerical strength and extensive grassroots networks could have significant implications for the party’s performance in 2027.

Arenyeka said the meeting was convened principally to bring the numerous groups under a more coordinated framework, eliminate duplication of efforts and ensure that their activities complemented rather than competed with the established structures of the APC.

He disclosed that the party would soon unveil its campaign structure for the 2027 elections, with a dedicated directorate expected to coordinate the activities of the various support groups.

The chairman urged the groups to move beyond meetings, endorsements and political declarations to sustained engagement with voters at the grassroots, stressing that electoral victories were largely determined by the organisational strength of political parties within communities and wards.

According to him, the experience of the 2023 presidential election demonstrated the importance of effective political organisation and mobilisation, noting that the APC was able to defeat the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the federal level through sustained mobilisation and organisational strength.

He therefore charged the support groups to recognise the magnitude of the political assignment ahead and deploy their respective networks towards taking the APC’s message to communities across the state.

Arenyeka said the groups should develop stronger relationships with voters and communities while ensuring that their activities remained consistent with the overall objectives and programmes of the party.

Also speaking, the State Organising Secretary of the APC, Hon. Emmanuel Egbabor, told the groups that their registration and recognition by the party represented only the beginning of their responsibilities.

Egbabor described the groups as partners in the APC’s political project and not parallel structures, warning that their activities must strengthen the existing structures of the party rather than undermine them.

He urged the groups to take the policies and programmes of the APC directly to the people, engage voters at the community level and establish channels through which the concerns and challenges of the electorate could be communicated to the party leadership.

The organising secretary stressed that grassroots mobilisation should not be reduced to activities undertaken shortly before election day, urging the groups to commence sustained engagement with their constituencies well ahead of the 2027 polls.