Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Rally scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2026, in Benin City, High Chief Godfrey Ogbeide, MBA, MSBA, Deputy Zonal Coordinator I, Directorate of Grassroots Engagement & Mobilisation, South-South Zone, APC-Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC), has commended Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, for his commitment to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Ogbeide described the governor’s ambitious target of delivering 2.5 million votes for the President as a demonstration of political leadership, strategic planning and grassroots coordination.
“This is forward-thinking, and I applaud Governor Okpebholo for his immense support for President Tinubu’s re-election,” he stated.
He expressed confidence that the combined efforts of the governor, Edo State APC Chairman, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, party leaders, stakeholders and grassroots mobilisers would contribute significantly to the success of the forthcoming campaign activities.
Ogbeide further described the governor’s initiative as a model worthy of consideration by other states in the South-South and across Nigeria’s geopolitical zones, emphasising the importance of effective mobilisation and coordinated grassroots engagement ahead of the
2027 general elections.Describing the Benin City rally as particularly significant to him as an indigene of Edo State, Ogbeide extended a warm welcome to Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON, and his entourage, alongside other prominent APC leaders expected at the event.
These include the Director-General of the APC-PCC, the leadership and members of the Directorate of Grassroots Engagement & Mobilisation, and its South-South zonal delegation, led by the Zonal Coordinator, Dr. Michael Nwoko, FRSPH.
“Thursday’s rally is phenomenal because it happens to be in my home state. I call on APC members, supporters and residents of Edo State to sustain the momentum and turn out en masse for the rally in Benin City,” he said.
Meanwhile, the APC Presidential Campaign Council has scheduled campaign rallies across the South-South geopolitical zone as part of its activities ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The campaign train is expected to move to Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Sunday, November 15, and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Wednesday, November 18, before rounding off its activities in the zone in Asaba, Delta State, on December 12, 2026.
