Former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has been appointed a national patron of the Tinubu House-to-House Network during a courtesy visit by the group’s leadership to the National Assembly.
Yahaya Muhammad, national chairman of the grassroots mobilisation group, led the delegation to confirm the appointment.
Lawan praised the initiative and urged members to sustain support for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.
He said, “I feel very delighted that you have found me worthy of appointment as one of leaders, and a Patron of this group.
“My prayer and hope will be that you continue to expand and deepen your activities across the country, but particularly [in the] northern part of Nigeria.”
The former Senate President said the Tinubu administration had made progress in stabilising the economy and improving national security.
He said, “I believe that President Bola Tinubu is doing his best and the APC administration is achieving a lot. The economy of Nigeria today is stable and it’s facing the right direction.”
The lawmaker said security challenges were being addressed through increased deployment of resources to the armed forces.
Looking ahead to the 2027 general elections, Lawan projected increased support for the president from the north.
He said, “In 2023 general elections, the north gave about 63% of the votes that saw President Bola Tinubu to the office of the President.
“It is my opinion that in 2027, we should vote for our president with more than 75% of the votes that will bring him back to office. The President is trying to ensure that we get a fair share.
“So, we are better sticking with this President than trying somebody new who may not do even half of what we have seen here.”
The former Senate President said the APC was growing organically due to public confidence in its leadership.
He said, “Nobody is bribed or coerced into becoming a member of the party, they believe in APC just like we believe in our great party.”
Lawan urged the group to expand its operations nationwide.
He said, “Let it be a national network, covering not only major states but all the states of federation. We want to take the success story from house to house. And this is supposed to be the basis of any serious campaign.”
The Tinubu House-to-House Network is a volunteer-driven initiative focused on grassroots mobilisation and publicising the achievements of the Tinubu administration.
The article was originally published on Politics Nigeria.