2027: Agbese Launches Grassroots Network for Tinubu’s Re-Election
Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has launched a new cross-party political mobilisation network to support President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term in the 2027 general election. The organisation, known as the Renewed Hope Labourers Network, says it plans to mobilise workers and grassroots supporters across Nigeria’s 176,846 polling units. Agbese, a member of the Labour Party from Benue State, is the founder and Coordinating Director-General of the network. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, he said the initiative was motivated by his belief in Tinubu’s economic reform agenda rather than partisan considerations. Agbese said the group would combine technology, data and traditional grassroots structures to identify, engage and organise supporters while communicating what it described as the achievements of the Tinubu administration. He said the network would focus on communities beyond state capitals and party offices, with the aim of reaching workers in markets, farms, construction sites and the informal sector. According to him, fiscal reforms, infrastructure, agriculture, power, roads and social investment were among areas where the administration’s policies could create opportunities for workers and low-income Nigerians.
Agbese acknowledged that some of the government’s reforms had created short-term difficulties but argued that continuity was necessary for them to deliver their intended benefits. He said the group believed Tinubu had chosen a difficult but necessary path to reset the economy and that allowing the reforms to mature could improve the living conditions of ordinary Nigerians. The lawmaker said RHOLAN would also seek to counter what it considers negative narratives about the long-term impact of the administration’s policies while educating voters on the reforms. He argued that changing direction midway through the process could undermine any gains achieved so far and said a second term would provide an opportunity to consolidate and institutionalise the policies. Agbese said the network would operate from its Abuja headquarters through structures being established nationwide, with technology used to map and engage supporters at the polling-unit level. He said the ultimate goal was to make grassroots Nigerians active participants in the political process rather than treating them simply as election-day voters, stressing that RHOLAN would organise, educate and mobilise supporters across the country ahead of the 2027 election.
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