The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council, Senator Abdul-Aziz Yari, has taken high-level “palace diplomacy” to the southern corridors of power, visiting the royal courts of both the Oba of Benin and the Oba of Lagos.
Leading a robust delegation of party chieftains and strategic stakeholders, Senator Yari’s visits form part of an aggressive nationwide push to brief traditional institutions, shore up grassroots goodwill, and officially solicit royal blessings for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election project.
- Bridging Regional Divides: By paying homage to two of Nigeria’s most influential traditional stools in rapid succession, the campaign leadership is signaling a deliberate strategy to unify cross-regional stakeholders and reinforce the administration’s national footprint.
- Counsel from the Thrones: During the separate royal audiences, the traditional rulers commended the delegation for maintaining open channels of communication with custodians of culture, while taking the opportunity to charge political actors to keep the welfare, security, and economic stability of ordinary Nigerians at the very forefront of their campaigns.
- Intensifying the Groundwork: The high-profile royal tour comes hot on the heels of similar northern and central consultations, highlighting how aggressively the ruling party is locking down traditional and community structures well ahead of the ballot box showdown.
As the political temperature continues to climb, the royal visits underscore the enduring weight that traditional institutions carry in shaping public perception and electoral momentum across the country.
