By Abdulkareem Haruna
MAIDUGURI – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State has declared that the remarkable infrastructural and human capital development championed by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has turned the ruling party into an unbreakable fortress, making political mobilization across the state significantly effortless.
Borno State APC Chairman, Hon. Bello Ayuba, made this assertion during a press briefing detailing the rollout of the party’s campaign structure ahead of the upcoming 2027 general elections.
According to the party leadership, the statewide flag-off activities—which kicked off with the inauguration of the State Campaign Council by Governor Zulum on November 8, 2026, followed by mega rallies demonstrated massive grassroots acceptance and overwhelming solidarity from citizens across the metropolis and remote local government areas.
“Borno is APC, APC is borno”
Highlighting the deep-rooted strength of the party, Hon. Ayuba noted that the synergy between party structures at the unit, ward, local government, and state levels has rendered opposition parties virtually non-existent on the ground.
“For obvious reasons, Borno State is the home of APC; APC is Borno, Borno is APC,” Hon. Ayuba told journalists.
“And it is very clear, the structure of the party is on ground, very solid, very firm from the scratch up to the top… There is complete synergy between the structures. That is why it is very difficult for any other political party to penetrate, to make any impact in the state.”
The chairman pointed to the intense enthusiasm witnessed during recent ward-to-ward campaigns—starting with the Vice President’s home base at Lamisula Ward—where mammoth crowds trooped out en masse to endorse the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and Governor Zulum. Even members of opposition parties, including the ADC and PDP, publicly defected to the APC during the rallies, he noted.
Rewarding credible performance
Attributing the party’s soaring popularity directly to the governance style of the state’s chief executive, Hon. Ayuba showered glowing praises on Governor Zulum for leaving no corner of the state untouched.
“We want to express our profound gratitude and appreciation to the leader of the party in the state… His Excellency the Executive Governor of Borno State, who has performed credibly well in terms of infrastructural development, [and] also human capital development,” he stated.
“There is no part of this state that His Excellency has not reached in terms of infrastructure, no part. The hardest-to-reach corner of Borno State was reached by this person. And honestly speaking, the level of performance cannot be compared to anybody, to any state in this country.”
Ayuba added that the governor’s sterling performance has effectively lightened the burden for party leaders and organizers.
“He has made our job very easy, very easy in the sense that for a political party to be accepted all over the state, it means the administration of the party has been very well; otherwise, you will see people dodging the political party,” he remarked.
Rolling Out the 2027 Roadmap
Looking ahead, the APC chairman revealed that the party has mapped out a comprehensive schedule encompassing zonal campaigns, local government-to-local government tours, and grassroots ward-to-ward rallies. The timeline will soon be made public to keep momentum steady across the state.
Expressing absolute confidence in a landslide victory come 2027, the party leadership extended appreciation to women, youth groups, clubs, associations, and critical stakeholders for coming out en masse to signal their unalloyed support.
“We are very comfortable, we are very relaxed, we don’t have any fear that the election campaign is going to be very difficult,” Hon. Ayuba concluded. “Borno State will still maintain, and I’m pretty sure we are going to win all the elections, Insha Allah, come 2027.”